In an effort to bypass rigid legacy systems, departments quietly stack up smaller software subscriptions. Over time, this creates data silos, severe compliance risks, and massive monthly billing leaks.
Each individual subscription looks reasonable on its own — a few dollars per user, expensed without a second thought. But across dozens of departments and hundreds of employees, the aggregate becomes a six-figure annual drain that no single person is accountable for.
Why It Keeps Happening
Peripheral SaaS proliferates because it solves a real, immediate pain: the core system is too rigid, so a team buys a workaround. The workaround creates a silo. The silo creates a compliance gap. And the cycle repeats across every department.
The Fix: Native Bridges, Not New Logins
You don’t need another software login to fix a broken workflow. By using native enterprise connectors, organizations can build custom bridges between their rigid core databases (like SAP) and day-to-day communication platforms (like Microsoft Teams) — saving hundreds of thousands in licensing fees while liberating employee hours.
The goal isn’t to add more tools. It’s to make the tools you already pay for actually talk to each other, so the workaround becomes unnecessary and the silo never forms.