In one of the most notable tech markets of recent years, Salesforce will buy Slack for about $ 27,7 billion.
It's Salesforce's biggest purchase ever, but also a breather for Slack, which faces growing competition from platforms like Microsoft Teams and Google Chat.
In the announcement, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff states:
Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape the future of corporate software and transform the way everyone works in the digital, workplace world. I'm excited to welcome Slack to Salesforce Ohana as soon as the transaction is closed. "
Meanwhile, Slack's CEO Stewart Butterfield added:
"As software plays an increasingly critical role in the performance of any organization, we share a vision for reduced complexity, increased power and flexibility, and ultimately a greater degree of alignment and organizational flexibility. Personally, I think this is the most strategic combination in the history of software and I can't wait to get started. "
Με τα άτομα που μένουν στο σπίτι κατά τη διάρκεια της απομακρυσμένης work λόγω της πανδημίας τα εργαλεία cloud όπως το Slack και το Salesforce έχουν γίνει όλο και πιο σημαντικά. Οι εταιρείες αναφέρουν ότι το Slack θα “ενσωματωθεί βαθιά σε κάθε Salesforce Cloud” και θα γίνει “η νέα interface για το Salesforce Customer 360. "
The move will likely help Slack further develop its presence in enterprise markets, an area in which Microsoft Teams has had an advantage due to the wealth of the company's other products. Acquiring Slack allows Salesforce to build a stronger ecosystemsystem software tools and get new customers.
Once the transaction is completed, Slack will become a Salesforce operating unit that will continue to be led by Butterfield. For more on the market, you can read it official announcement.