The benefits of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model are clear. By providing workers with access to favorite applications like Microsoft Office 365 from the cloud, an organization can avoid all the upfront costs associated with paying for a software license and all the trouble of running their own IT. You pay for what you want, for as long as you want it, lowering operational as well as capital cost. You get the very latest versions of all the critical tools you need, and workers can access what they require from any location, increasing mobility and independence. The problem is that SaaS applications like Office 365 don’t work at their best with a legacy enterprise network.

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