Word of the Day: Slack software

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Slack software Slack software is cloud-based collaboration software suite. Originally founded in 2009 as a chat tool for a now-defunct gaming technology, Slack has gained currency among enterprises and is broadening into a collaboration platform with capabilities beyond just messaging. Slack is designed to enable users to communicate easily and eliminate the "app fatigue" associated with using multiple communication applications. Slack is one of several online collaboration tools in the market, including Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, Yammer, HipChat, Jive, iApple and Salesforce Chatter. The main critique of collaboration tools has been that they exist outside of the location where real work is accomplished -- forcing users to toggle between applications and making collaboration another time-consuming task. Slack features include direct-messaging capabilities, notifications and alerts, document sharing, group chat and search. Slack offers integration with many third-party services, including Google Drive and Dropbox, and it is especially popular with software developers and technology-driven companies because it supports source code snippets and retains formatting for a variety of programming languages. Slack also offers integration options for developer-oriented tools such as GitHub and application performance management services like New Relic. Slack for small teams is free with a limited range of capabilities. Slack also offers Standard, Plus and Enterprise licensing levels. Quote of the Day "Modern teams recognize the value that modern collaboration platforms bring to them through centralized communication and support of free-form and fluid interactions for users, while still having access to corporate data and apps." - Reda Chouffani   Trending Terms collaboration platform enterprise collaboration Yammer Microsoft Teams ChatOps   Learning Center Seven features to consider when picking enterprise collaboration tools From integration to automation, there is a lot to deliberate when choosing enterprise collaboration tools. Here is a breakdown of what to consider. Consider consolidating your collaboration features As more unified communications platforms offer more collaboration features, businesses need to consider consolidating some services. Team chat apps: Please talk amongst yourselves Team chat apps such as Slack and Cisco Spark can play an important role in providing a sense of cohesion within organizations. Slack vs. Microsoft Teams: Which is best for enterprise collaboration? Both Slack and Microsoft Teams are trying to gain the upper hand among workers as the leading enterprise collaboration platform. Why Slack collaboration catches on where others can't The Slack collaboration tool features fit many business users' work processes and integrates with other apps. Writing for Business Management chose Slack to encourage communication ________ the company's marketing team and its sales team. A. between B. among Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.