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Microsoft adds shared channels with Teams Connect
Teams users will be able to collaborate with external partners in a single channel without setting up guest accounts, something rival Slack already offers
Ignite, Microsoft Teams users can now collaborate with external partners and clients in shared channels.
Available in private preview ahead of a full roll-out later this year, Teams Connect shared channels are accessible within the main Teams app view alongside regular channels. Users can continue to access Teams features such as text chat, video and voice within shared channels, as well as share content and co-author documents with external users in real-time.
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Slack is a $27.7 billion gambit on the part of Salesforce, but one that has an integral role to play in the post-COVID new world of work, says Bret Taylor.
No technology firm’s pitch in 2021 would be complete without a contemplation of the so-called ‘new normal’, a fairly empty, catch-all term that’s been bandied around since the start of the COVID outbreak, but one which needs practical meat put on its bones as the Vaccine Economy kicks in.
What form that fleshing out takes will vary from vendor to vendor, of course, but it’s probable that most analyses would largely fall Into line with this assessment from Salesforce Chief Operating Officer Bret Taylor:
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So maybe Zoom was kind of the big winner in terms of software to help power digital workplaces in 2020. What will win in 2021?
âI m expecting to see more interest in desk and room booking software to accommodate hybrid workforces and the return to work in 2021,â said Andrew Hewitt, Forrester analyst who specializes in employee technology experience, digital workspaces and remote work. âAlso, increased focus on collecting qualitative feedback within digital workplace solutions and also merging that with quantitative information about the technology experience.â
Improvements Need To Be Made
Hewitt noted the need for vendors to improve in remote IT support, an area where he said gaps still exist. âEnd user organizations still are having difficulty with remotely supporting end users when there are incidents, particularly when it comes to break/fix on devices,â Hewitt said.
Thycotic Integrates with Slack for Seamless Privileged Credential Access and Daily Workflow
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Thycotic, a provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions to more than 12,500 organizations worldwide, including 25 of the Fortune 100, today announced the integration of its award-winning PAM solution,
Secret Server, with the fastest growing messaging and collaboration platform in history, Slack.
Enterprises are rapidly implementing PAM solutions that secure passwords and other digital credentials to meet security best practices and compliance regulations. Yet, many organizations struggle to gain adoption because traditional PAM solutions require users to interrupt their workflow in order to access credentials. With the Slack integration, users can seamlessly connect to Secret Server using the same communications platform where they already spend a significant amount of time.