Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

September 2021

Why Student Engineers Should Buy Into the Hype Around Serverless

We recently had the opportunity to speak to a student audience at Serverless Days and came up with some insights that we felt were worth sharing with a wider audience. Please take a look and let us know your thoughts @trycourier. Serverless architecture is relatively new, yet many startup developers prefer building their foundation on a Serverless framework. But what's with the hype?

Spaces blast out of beta

Over the past few months, thousands of people have been using the Spaces beta to better organise conversations. To recap, Spaces rethink grouping rooms and people, fundamentally improving Element & Matrix to better group conversations instead of viewing all rooms all of the time. They come in three main flavours: Today, we’re incredibly excited to announce that Spaces are officially out of beta!

DevSecOps: Collaborate Confidently with Open Source Tools

There is a Cambrian explosion currently underway in the collaboration tools space. The exponential rise in remote working as a result of naturally evolving workplaces and aided by the recent pandemic has created an opportunity for lots of different collaboration tools to take center stage. As our collaboration tools improve, work that would have been nearly impossible to do remotely is becoming more and more common.

Get closer to customers with the new Facebook Messenger App 2.0

We’re excited to announce the launch of Rocket.Chat’s new Facebook Messenger App, built to improve customer service efficiency on the go-to messaging app for over 1.3 billion worldwide users. The 2.0 version of the app is a more robust integration with new features that the 1.0 version didn’t offer, such as message automation and customization. This will enable Rocket.Chat users to streamline their customer service efforts while building an exceptional customer experience.

7 reasons why team communication is important in the workplace

Team communication is one of the most fundamental aspects of collaboration. Communication in teams is more than just efficient work. It allows everyone on the team to be educated on any topic that may affect their work. Moreover, it develops trust, builds camaraderie among the team members, boosts morale, and helps employees stay engaged in the workplace.

What is data security and 6 ways to keep your data safe

Ultimate data security is the goal of many companies today. One of the most important goals of IT departments is to keep data secure at all times. However, with advancements in technology, data security is becoming more complex. ⚿ Follow this article to find out why it’s crucial to ensure data security in your organization – and how you can do that. Before you start, get our list of most important features to look for in a secure business communication platform.

5 steps to successful cross-functional collaboration

Many companies want cross-functional collaboration between their teams. It has multiple beneficial outcomes for the organization, both quality and profit-wise. However, cross-functional collaboration requires clear guidance, good communication, and several other aspects. Despite their many benefits, cross-functional teams are often dysfunctional and fail to deliver high-quality results.

Community Open Call: Upcoming Changes to Identity Management Integrations

Check out the recording for the discussion with Rocket.Chat's community around the upcoming changes to Rocket.Chat’s identity management integrations. Speakers: VP of Product - Chris Skelly CEO - Gabriel Engel Chief Opportunities Officer - Sing Li CTO & Co-Founder - Rodrigo Nascimento

How to Set Up Multi-Channel Notifications in Your AWS Stack

How to Set Up Multi-Channel Notifications in Your AWS Stack In this article, we’ll walk through an example architecture for building your own notification service with AWS, and show you how to implement it in Node.js. We’ll also discuss a few considerations related to using AWS services for notifications. Let’s dive in!

EMS launches fully managed Matrix bridging for WhatsApp

WhatsApp usage within the workplace is bad for all sorts of reasons, yet we all know it’s endemic. The solution is to introduce an enterprise-grade alternative, like Element. But weaning people off their WhatsApp habit is hard; for many frontline workers and contractors it’s become the default, and it’s often an off-the-record comms shortcut for senior management.

How to Choose the Best Chat Application for Defense?

Communication is important in any successful business, but it is highly important in defense when it comes to pursuing each day-to-day operation, duty, and obligation, every piece of data helps to keep the activities running smoothly. Any flaws or errors can obstruct the defense collaboration jeopardizing the entire situation, costing lives, and sabotaging national security.

The 5 Rights of notification sending within LinkedIn's Communications Team

In the past, each LinkedIn application team decided their notification strategy in isolation. Business logic and infrastructure sharing were limited between the teams. This resulted in a fragmented and inconsistent tech stack across LinkedIn and a less than savory member notification experience. To combat this disjointed experience, Linkedin set up a small team to build an orchestration layer, the Air-Traffic Controller (ATC). This became one of the more complex notification systems and helped Linkedin grow into the top social platform for business and networking.

Prioritizing volume, cost, and engagement: LinkedIn took these steps to optimizing notifications

In the past, each LinkedIn application team decided their notification strategy in isolation. Business logic and infrastructure sharing were limited between the teams. This resulted in a fragmented and inconsistent tech stack across LinkedIn and a less than savory member notification experience. To combat this disjointed experience, Linkedin set up a small team to build an orchestration layer, the Air-Traffic Controller (ATC). This became one of the more complex notification systems and helped Linkedin grow into the top social platform for business and networking.