Suddenly with this partnership, Slack users will potentially be able to natively do video, document sharing and voice calling right within Slack. Slack has lacked the real-time collaboration aspects of the others and this is a void that can be filled by Chime. Tools like Cisco and Microsoft Teams are end-to-end. The deeper integration of Slack into AWS makes for a nice enterprise “Cloud Win” announcement, but what caught my attention is the immediate ability for Slack to incorporate its calling feature into the company’s messaging application to make it a more complete tool for its users. The deal will also see the integration of AWS Key Management Service with Slack Enterprise Key Management (EKM) for encryption key management as well as other features including a deeper integration with AWS’s chatbot service.Īmazon Chime Becomes the Meeting and Calling Tool for Slack? Chime’s software development kit (SDK) will support the power audio, video, and screen sharing natively within Slack. Per the agreement, Slack plans to migrate the Slack Calls capability that powers its voice and video call features to Amazon Chime video conferencing tool.

Slack and Amazon Web Service (AWS) have teamed up for a multiyear partnership. Mostly, its lack of a more complete voice/video/meeting tool.Ī Closer Look at What the AWS + Slack Partnership Entails Having said all of that, I have long thought there is big potential for Slack if it could fill a few voids.

An exciting IPO, and a product that is largely adored by its users–However, the growth of paid enterprise users has been slow and it has left the long term for Slack a bit uncertain. Slack, as a whole has been a bit of a false start. The company reported a decent set of earnings, but after Zoom and Microsoft Teams had blowout growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, anything less than extraordinary growth was unlikely to move the needle for investors.

Read the full news story on TechCrunch.Īnalyst Take: Last week was a bit tough for Slack. At the same time, Amazon has agreed to offer Slack as an option for all internal communications. As part of the deal, Slack will use Amazon Chime for its call feature, while reiterating its commitment to use AWS as its preferred cloud provider to run its infrastructure. The News: Slack and Amazon announced a big integration late last week.

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