Do you use Slack as an individual? Or, are you in Slack for work? There are big changes to the company, as announced to the media today
In a report from The Next Web, the new Slack Connect with speed up the communication across individuals in organizations.
Chief product officer Tamar Yehoshua said, "The vision for Slack has always been to build Slack Connect so that the benefits you get for channel-based communication within your own organization you'll get when communicating with everyone. "Email has been around for decades... we wanted to build a model that addresses the limitations of email."
The idea seems very interesting, now that Slack will let up to 20 organizations to communicate through the Slack channels. These organizations may link together for streamlined connectivity that could be faster than the traditional email, not to mention being able to send multiple emojis without getting beyond what's professionally acceptable.
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Complications
However, the idea is still half-baked. There are various complications, which Slack also recognizes. They consider working on these details over the previous four years to mitigate probable issues.
Various organizations may have different security measures and requirements for communication data storage. This includes communication among business fields, including start-ups, banks, legal teams, and more.
Slack is also saying it has to revamp its infrastructure. This seeks to let every organization meet particular standards while enabling seamless communication with colleagues. It also requires interface redesigns to make it appear and coherent if you are communicating outside the organization. At the same time, these are intended for those private to the conversations.
Google Calendar
Google Calendar and Outlook are involved in this interface revamp. Calendars will be linked between teams, with integrations of these two platforms enable Slack to scan these calendars across different offices and suggest an available time for meetings.
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Slack reveals it has been testing these features in a much wider beta with over a million tech users in the previous rounds. Apart from the apparent speed advantages of communication with the app, the company also shares the platform will attract security on a basic level, including combatting 90 percent of data breaches from phishing attacks, Slack told the media.
In this regard, the app is also now working on a Twitter-like verification system to indicate you are connecting with the right people. With the number of allowable organizations, it may be difficult and confusing to distinguish.
Slack was launched with one of the goals is to reduce dependence upon emailing. Slack Connect is taking you one step closer to this goal for businesses signed up on Slack that need to communicate with other businesses.
This feature is now available for paid Slack users, though free users of the platform may be able to run this with "extended" trials.
