How Legacy Apps Are Moving to the Cloud: Office 365

Microsoft Office is the definition of legacy software. First launched in 1990, Office had over one billion users worldwide by 2012. Ever the innovator, Microsoft expanded Office to incorporate now-invaluable apps like Yammer, SharePoint, and OneDrive. And with its launch of Office 365 in 2011, Microsoft signaled its intention to migrate its services to the cloud. 

As one of the most foundational enterprise software programs, Office 365’s move to the cloud marks a shift in how we use legacy apps, indicative of a fully realized cloud-based future for the business world.

Why move to the cloud with Office 365?

As familiarity and confidence with cloud-based technologies increases, an