{"id":100001,"date":"2023-10-24T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=100001"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:23:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:23:42","slug":"single-pane-of-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/single-pane-of-glass","title":{"rendered":"Single Pane of Glass Explained: A Guide for IT Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the tech world, it feels like a new buzzword comes out every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of them are just jargon, but others have a deeper meaning and significance. When fully understood, they have the power to transform an IT organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSingle pane of glass\u201d is one of those terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To explain what a single pane of glass (SPOG) means, let\u2019s depart from IT for a second. Picture, for a moment, a pilot\u2019s flight instruments panel. The dashboard has everything a pilot needs to monitor the complex factors that go into a flight \u2014 the plane\u2019s health, altitude, speed, direction, and more. Tracking these components in one view allows them to immediately change course or land the plane if something goes awry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like long-haul flights, today\u2019s IT environments have a lot going on \u2014 particularly in the world of remote work<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizations have a growing list of point solutions, security tools<\/a>, shadow IT, and a web of integrations to manage. And sometimes, those tools and functions are managed by separate teams, unintentionally creating damaging siloes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So without a unified view of what\u2019s happening or a single pane of glass, full coverage is virtually impossible, even for large enterprise teams. And the more your tech stack starts to sprawl<\/a>, the more operational inefficiencies and security vulnerabilities appear, tanking your team\u2019s productivity and putting your company\u2019s reputation and revenue at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Benefits of a Single Pane of Glass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Based on our flight analogy, you can probably guess some of the benefits of having a single pane of glass to manage your IT function. But let\u2019s spell out some of those advantages: <\/p>\n\n\n\n