Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield added: “As software plays a more and more critical role in the performance of every organization, we share a vision of reduced complexity, increased power and flexibility, and ultimately a greater degree of alignment and organizational agility. Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape the future of enterprise software and transform the way everyone works in the all-digital, work-from-anywhere world.” Marc Benioff, Salesforce co-founder, and CEO said in a statement: “This is a match made in heaven. Slack bots will also be a definite plus, providing Salesforce customers with a central place to work, directly as part of their Salesforce tools. Its ability to integrate with other enterprise software will make its integration within the Salesforce product suite extremely easy. Teams has been a key priority for Microsoft, especially since COVID-19 has changed the work organization worldwide, making businesses rely more than ever on business communication solutions to manage remote workforces.Īnd Slack was exactly what Salesforce needed. Advertisements Related | Finding Your Way Forward: Five Key Social Trends for 2021 The latter saw a significant spike in usage for Teams – its business communication software that is often a choice by default for large corporations around the world. More importantly, Slack is bringing Salesforce closer to its main competitor and arch-rival Microsoft. Slack has lost around 40% of its value since it went public, making a deal hard to ignore.
Salesforce acquired Slack because it was just impossible for them not to. Salesforce has acquired Slack in a $27.7 billion megadeal, marking a deeper integration into enterprise social for the CRM powerhouse.
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