The statistic depicts the primary cloud storage and/or file-sharing services used without approval from the IT department, according to a 2018 survey of IT professionals. As of 2018, ** percent of respondents said that employees in their company would use Dropbox for cloud storage and/or file-sharing without IT approval.
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Spiceworks. (May 21, 2018). Cloud storage/file-sharing service use by employees (without IT approval), according to North American and European IT professionals, as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/544524/north-america-emea-cloud-storage-individual-employee-use/
Spiceworks. "Cloud storage/file-sharing service use by employees (without IT approval), according to North American and European IT professionals, as of 2018." Chart. May 21, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/544524/north-america-emea-cloud-storage-individual-employee-use/
Spiceworks. (2018). Cloud storage/file-sharing service use by employees (without IT approval), according to North American and European IT professionals, as of 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/544524/north-america-emea-cloud-storage-individual-employee-use/
Spiceworks. "Cloud Storage/File-sharing Service Use by Employees (without It Approval), According to North American and European It Professionals, as of 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 May 2018, /statistics/544524/north-america-emea-cloud-storage-individual-employee-use/
Spiceworks, Cloud storage/file-sharing service use by employees (without IT approval), according to North American and European IT professionals, as of 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/544524/north-america-emea-cloud-storage-individual-employee-use/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Cloud storage/file-sharing service use by employees (without IT approval), according to North American and European IT professionals, as of 2018 [Graph], Spiceworks, May 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/544524/north-america-emea-cloud-storage-individual-employee-use/
