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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said:

      @JaredBusch said:

      If I wanted something like this I would just use Slack.

      Only issue there is the cost. Even for a relatively small team you are likely to not be happy with the free version after too long. We tried it at @NTG just to test it out and after a few days knew that only the paid version would cut it and the cost was too high.

      Right, but running RocketChat is not free either for any serious amount of traffic. Which calling something like this "IT Pro Chat" hints at a desire to have.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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        @JaredBusch granted. I'm speaking more as an internal messaging platform like Slack is traditionally used for. If I had a team of twenty and wanted to store conversations, it seems like a good option.

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said:

          @JaredBusch granted. I'm speaking more as an internal messaging platform like Slack is traditionally used for. If I had a team of twenty and wanted to store conversations, it seems like a good option.

          That I can see. The free version of Slack is definitely not good for team communications where you want to store the history.

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          • dafyreD
            dafyre
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            The way it is laid out and set up kinda reminds me of something like Google Wave -- as @scottalanmiller said -- definitely good for teams and collaboration.

            I like the "Channel" approach too... makes it feel kinda like old fashioned IRC chats, only better.

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender
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              The idea of ditching email for something like Slack or this would be awesome!

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              • dafyreD
                dafyre @Dashrender
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                @Dashrender said:

                The idea of ditching email for something like Slack or this would be awesome!

                It definitely has potential!

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @dafyre
                  last edited by

                  @dafyre said:

                  @Dashrender said:

                  The idea of ditching email for something like Slack or this would be awesome!

                  It definitely has potential!

                  I like this idea for my internal use entire company!
                  I hate email so much.

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @Dashrender
                    last edited by

                    @Dashrender said:

                    The idea of ditching email for something like Slack or this would be awesome!

                    Oh yes, when paid for, Slack is a great tool because you have the history and channels can be dedicated to projects, etc.

                    But for a generic "IT Pro Chat," I see no point.

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @JaredBusch
                      last edited by

                      @JaredBusch said:

                      @Dashrender said:

                      The idea of ditching email for something like Slack or this would be awesome!

                      Oh yes, when paid for, Slack is a great tool because you have the history and channels can be dedicated to projects, etc.

                      But for a generic "IT Pro Chat," I see no point.

                      what is this free version of this ITPro chat thing missing that Slack has?

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                      • wirestyle22W
                        wirestyle22
                        last edited by

                        What about HIPAA in regards to slack and file sharing?

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @wirestyle22
                          last edited by

                          @wirestyle22 said:

                          What about HIPAA in regards to slack and file sharing?

                          What about it? If Slack with sign a SBA, and you can audit them, then you're fine - if not, you can't use Slackfor HIPAA based items.

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch @Dashrender
                            last edited by

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @JaredBusch said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            The idea of ditching email for something like Slack or this would be awesome!

                            Oh yes, when paid for, Slack is a great tool because you have the history and channels can be dedicated to projects, etc.

                            But for a generic "IT Pro Chat," I see no point.

                            what is this free version of this ITPro chat thing missing that Slack has?

                            It is Rocket Chat, an open source chat platform. So you can host it yourself or use someone else providing the service. As for what it is missing? No idea. I have never used it. I think it is a good comparable solution if an organization does not want to pay for Slack.

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                            • IRJI
                              IRJ
                              last edited by

                              I like it alot. I wonder if you can brand it as your own?

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates
                                last edited by stacksofplates

                                One downside to it is you lose the integration you have between Slack and other tools like Asana.

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                                • IRJI
                                  IRJ @stacksofplates
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                                  @johnhooks said:

                                  One downside to it is you lose the integration you have between Slack and other tools like Asana.

                                  It doesn't appear to have AD or Wordpress integration at the moment. AD would be huge for the corporate world and I would like to see Wordpress integration to integrate with existing websites.

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                                  • stacksofplatesS
                                    stacksofplates @IRJ
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                                    @IRJ said:

                                    @johnhooks said:

                                    One downside to it is you lose the integration you have between Slack and other tools like Asana.

                                    It doesn't appear to have AD or Wordpress integration at the moment. AD would be huge for the corporate world and I would like to see Wordpress integration to integrate with existing websites.

                                    Ya it's hard to compete with this list of available options

                                    https://slack.com/apps

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                                    • wirestyle22W
                                      wirestyle22
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                                      $12.50 per user per month?

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                                      • IRJI
                                        IRJ @wirestyle22
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                                        @wirestyle22 said:

                                        $12.50 per user per month?

                                        Yeah, that is insanely expensive. Office 365 Premium is the same price...lol

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                                        • wirestyle22W
                                          wirestyle22 @IRJ
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                                          @IRJ said:

                                          @wirestyle22 said:

                                          $12.50 per user per month?

                                          Yeah, that is insanely expensive. Office 365 Premium is the same price...lol

                                          Is this like one administrator account and the AD users don't count?

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                                          • stacksofplatesS
                                            stacksofplates @wirestyle22
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                                            @wirestyle22 said:

                                            $12.50 per user per month?

                                            The standard is only $6 something

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