Slack officially becomes a part of Salesforce to create Digital HQ for success from anywhere
And it’s official.
Slack is now a part of the Salesforce ecosystem.
Recently, Salesforce has announced that it has completely acquired Slack Technologies Inc.
Coming together, Salesforce and Slack will deliver the Slack-First Customer 360 to offer a single platform for their partners, customers, and workforces to connect and also connect their everyday used apps within their pre-existing workflows.
However, Slack will continue to work towards creating a digital-first world under the brand Slack and CEO and Co-Founder of Slack technologies Stewart Butterfield will continue to lead the brand with the mission to focus on customers and community.
Salesforce will Utilize Slack to expedite and expand its perpetual goal of making work simpler, productive, and a pleasant experience. Let us learn more about this association in the subsequent sections.
A historic shift to an all-digital world
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Slack as part of the Salesforce family, combining the #1 CRM and the trailblazing digital platform for the work anywhere world,” said Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce. Organizations around the world are realizing the fact that they must have a digital way to connect with their customers, partners, and employees to survive in today’s market scenario. The CRM leader Salesforce with its cloud features helps companies do business from anywhere. And Slack, the trailblazing digital platform for business communication, enables companies to work efficiently and effortlessly.
These two tech giants combined will provide a single platform for companies to connect with their partners, customers, and employees, connecting daily used apps. Also, this association will create an extensive ecosystem that will present the next-level digital first-apps and workflows for businesses.
Anticipated Benefits of this acquisition
“We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reshape how and where we work. Salesforce and Slack are uniquely positioned to lead this historic shift to a digital-first world. I could not be more excited for what’s to come”, said Stewart Butterfield, Slack CEO and Co-Founder.
Both Salesforce and Slack are optimistic about creating a business operating system that will have groundbreaking next-generation apps and workflows. Around 380,000 employees of IBM are working with Slack with various workflows across Salesforce Service Cloud and Sales Cloud empowering customers from various locations around the world.
IBM believes Salesforce and Slack working together will help them to be more productive and innovative.
Special Broadcast
Salesforce President COO Bret Taylor and Stewart Butterfield, Slack CEO and Co-Founder will come together on August 17, 10:00 a.m. PT/1:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. BST to host a special event. In the event, They will speak elaborately on how the association will create a powerful platform to work from anywhere in the digital-first world. To tune into the event. Register here
Final Words
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