Salesforce has dubbed this “the operating system for the new way to work”, leaning into the workplace transformation brought on by the shift to remote, distributed workforces during the 2020 pandemic.įunctionally, this will involve deep integration of Slack into Salesforce Cloud, with Slack becoming the new interface for Salesforce Customer 360.

The aim of the acquisition, according to the statement from Salesforce, is to combine Salesforce’s CRM platform with Slack’s communications tools to create a unified service tailored to digital-led teams around the world. ‘Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape the future of enterprise software and transform the way everyone works in the all-digital, work-from-anywhere world’ Slack stockholders are expected to do the same and adopt the merger agreement.

It is expected to close midway through next year, at which point Slack will become an operating unit of Salesforce that will be led by Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield.īoth companies’ board of directors have approved the deal. Salesforce plans to integrate Slack into its CRM platform to build a unified service for the all-digital workforce.įollowing recent rumours, it was announced on Tuesday (1 December) that Salesforce will acquire work communications software company Slack.Īt $27.7bn, the deal is Salesforce’s largest acquisition to date.

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