What internal messaging system do you use for your business?

[andy_mk3]

I work in a garage. We generally call each other profanities loudly from where we're working. It seems pretty reliable.

 

[Hyburnate]

It's more of an internal system that's required. Less so about Skype calls or video conferences. Inboxes and trails to follow tasks and actions on specific jobs between staff members. Separate pools for acute and chronic tasks.

Will play around with slack and try Teams.

Sounds like you want more of a Asana type software?

 

[JBod]

Due to a secure environment and no internet/cloud options allowed, we self host Rocketchat. Which is a free open source slack alternative.

 

[whiskycycle]

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[Devrij]

Slack is what we use. Lots of useful plugins, public and locked channels, direct channels (with single or up to 8 other people) video and voice calling with screen sharing, good app. Create additional workspaces to collaborate with partners or just keep it internal. Good tool. Recommend it highly.

It's very much like discord, as another user said.

 

[Maccy]

Hipchat is gone. Merged with slack.

Ah not used it for a couple of years, I knew it was on the cards though.

 

[Andybtsn]

We used to use Skype for Business, but when Microsoft announced they were stopping work on SfB and concentrating on Teams we moved to teams. It is really rather good.

Quick pros of using Teams over S4B?

 

[memyselfandi]

Circuit (by Unify I think) ... Can have multiple persistent threads within chats and it's audio seems to be a bit better over dodgy network links than Skype for Business (which we also use).

 

[Buddy]

Rocketchat and Asana added to demo list. Thanks

 

[pepp77]

Quick pros of using Teams over S4B?

The basic functionality is the same, but we just decided to move to the one that will continue to have development on it sooner rather than later, as any S4B licences are completely transferable.

 

[InvaderGIR]

Quick pros of using Teams over S4B?

Better call (voice and video) quality, screen sharing works better too, less drops in calls etc. generally Teams seems to be a properly built S4B which was utter trash ime.

However, Teams does seem to destroy the CPU on my work machine if I'm on a video call, which is a tad annoying, but our work machines aren't exactly powerful given the sort of work we do.

 

[CircleFaust]

skype for business

 

[D.P.]

slack

 

[Jonny2284]

Skype for business, for now.

Nothing been said yet, but Teams started appearing on people's desktops earlier this week so I guess we'll be migrating soon.

 

[Pho]

Slack. It integrates with loads and loads of things. Apparently 65 of the Fortune 100 companies use it, that tells you a fair amount. The mobile app is great, and the browser version is great too.

I originally looked at Teams, Stride (before Atlassian ditched it and migrated everyone to Slack) but they all just seemed like a poor [wo?]man's Slack.

We have it integrated with Jira (software dev. issue tracking), Trello (Kanban project management cards), Bitbucket (source-code push notifications), ZenDesk (support tickets), NLog (critical logs from our apps), Confluence (corporate wiki), and most importantly giphy for sending gifs to people. There's loads of Slack apps. You can write your own app integration if you need something special.

 

[ci_newman]

Currently use Skype for Business, but moving to Teams in the next few weeks

 

[ED209]

We had teams but had Skype for business as well. Was not a fan of teams and do prefer Skype over it.

Skype needs gifs tho which teams has!

 

[Skynet5]

Skype for business.

Used slack in a startup fintech for a years ....easier to use tech like that then.

Now in a heavy regulated environment.

Trailed teams and hated it. But I believe it is now better.

 

[Ugley_Matt]

pretty much just email