Integrate Basin with Mattermost

There are many messaging tools on the market, but none of them can beat Slack. Slack is an excellent small business collaboration tool. However, it has some disadvantages:

A. Lack of Encryption:Slack messages are not encrypted. They can be read by anyone, even if you have not shared the message. The team can also access your private data and by sharing this data with third-party vendors, Slack is violating its own privacy policy.

B. No Data Storage:You do not have a choice in storing your data. You cannot migrate your data to another platform if you want to change your team collaboration software.C. Not a Private Server:Slack is not a private server, it is run by another company. That means your data and information are controlled by Slack. If Slack shuts down or stops working, you will lose all your data and you cannot access it anywhere else.D. Compromised Security:Slack’s security is compromised by its own design. There are many channels in Slack that you need to be careful about. If you send any sensitive information into these sensitive channels, it will be seen by everyone who is able to see the channel. So, anyone in your company who can see this channel can read the content of this channel and no encryption is applied to these channels.

The integration of Slack and Mattermost helps solve these issues effectively.

A. Integration of Slack and Mattermost:As we mentioned above that Slack does not encrypt the messages between two users, so there are many companies which have chosen to implement end-to-end encryption for messaging in Slack. But this method is not user-friendly because it requires users to configure a client to use it. The most popular application of end-to-end encryption is PGP (Pretty Good Privacy. So when a user wants to send encrypted message to someone, he or she needs to first send all encrypted messages via PGP and then he can send a message to the intended recipient without encryption. This method is cumbersome and requires too much configuration work for users. So it is not an ideal solution for users.However, there is a way to integrate Slack with Mattermost directly without using PGP or other end-to-end encryption tools. When a team member sends a message in Mattermost, it is automatically encrypted before sending to Slack. The recipient receives the encrypted message in Slack and decrypts it. Therefore, the team members do not need to configure anything for encrypted communication within Mattermost.Mattermost’s server provides an API for developers to build their apps on top of it. The API allows even non-technical users to create new features on Mattermost. In this case, the user can choose what channels to enable end-to-end encryption and which ones not. This is the best way to implement end-to-end encryption without losing any of the advantages of Slack’s integration with Mattermost. Other than end-to-end encryption, Mattermost also offers other features like activity history, audit logs and searchable chat history which help users to keep track of what they have done and what others have sent them as well as follow up actions on every message on Mattermost.

B. Benefits of Integration of Slack and Mattermost:There are several benefits of using these two applications together:

• Both of these applications are free for use in organization projects; both are open source so that development costs are minimal and no hidden fees associated with use;
• Both applications can be used separately and together; they do not require one another but they offer more value when integrated;
• Use of both these applications help improve productivity and collaboration within the organization; they can increase efficiency within an organization because they are easy to use and their features meet almost all collaboration needs;
• Use of both these applications reduces unnecessary emails because users can communicate with each other without exchanging their contact details or personal email addresses; also, they can save time because they do not need to forward messages from one platform the other;
• When both applications are integrated into one environment, there are fewer complications because they share a common database;
• Both applications have excellent security features that protect company data and sensitive information from unauthorised access; also, they recover easily from server failure or other disasters because they are hosted on cloud servers;
• Use of both applications provides a backup environment for all data and information that would allow users to recover from loss or damage while their primary server is being repaired or restored;
• When one application is down or unavailable for maintenance, there is always another application available for use; so if there is an emergency, the organization does not need to wait for the application to be fixed before doing anything; instead, they can use another application immediately; also, when an organization has two servers running at the same time, there is less risk that both servers will go down or be unavailable at the same time;
• Integration of these two applications helps users to get away from using third-party tools like Skype or Google Hangouts that may cost money after some period of time;
• These two applications are cheaper than other proprietary solutions because they are open source; they do not require any licensing fee; so their total cost of ownership is very low;
• Users do not need special skills or training to use these applications because they are easy to install and learn how to use within a few days; even non-technical users can learn how to use them with ease and learn new features quickly;
• Integration of these two applications reduces problems associated with having different messaging systems because there is only one system instead of two separate ones; so whenever there is an issue with one application, there will never be a problem with the other application as well; now users do not need to remember different login credentials for different applications or remember which application they need to use at any particular time;
• When both applications are used together, there is no need for users to switch between different platforms when collaborating with others or communicating with others because everything is available on one platform (Mattermost); so users can communicate with each other without switching between different platforms like Skype or Google Hangouts.

This integration solves all issues for organizations looking for an alternative messaging tool that will replace Slack without losing the advantages provided by Slack. It also integrates well with existing infrastructure because it uses REST API’s; therefore IT personnel do not need any special knowledge or skills in order to integrate Mattermost into their existing infrastructure.

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