Slack Enhances Productivity Suite with 25 New AI-Powered Apps
Slack, the ubiquitous work management and productivity platform, has substantially expanded its capabilities by integrating 25 new artificial intelligence (AI) applications into its marketplace. These additions join an existing ecosystem of over 2,600 apps, aiming to streamline workflows and boost efficiency for professionals across various industries.
Did you know?
Slack’s app directory includes tools for project management, content creation, customer relationship management, and more. The platform emphasizes a high security standard for all available apps.
The newly available apps,accessible to all Slack users,are designed to minimize the need to switch between different platforms,a common pain point for many workers. Among the notable additions are Asana, Adobe Express, Glean, Perplexity, Jasper, and Wiz.
Focus on Productivity, content, and More
Slack’s strategic app additions target key areas of business operations. These include productivity enhancement, content generation and analysis, sales and marketing optimization, and improvements to human resources (HR) and IT functions. The company plans to introduce another 10 AI apps in the coming months, further solidifying its commitment to AI-driven solutions.
Project management and Automation
Four new product-focused apps are now available:
- Asana: Facilitates project management and workload mapping.
- Clockwise: Optimizes work calendars for improved time management.
- UiPath: Offers robust automation tools to streamline repetitive tasks.
- Schedule: Assists engineering teams in finding answers from data within GitHub, Jira, and Linear.
AI-Powered Content Creation and Analysis
Seven new AI-powered content generation and analysis apps have been integrated, including:
- Adobe Express: A popular platform now supporting Slack integration.
- Amazon Q Enterprise: Enhances enterprise search and knowledge discovery.
- Chatbot and Coure: Facilitate contract analysis and content creation.
- Perplexity: An AI-powered search engine for efficient information retrieval.
- Glean and Author: Tools designed to improve content quality and relevance.
Sales and Marketing Tools
For sales and marketing professionals, Slack has added:
- Dovetail: A customer data analysis platform.
- Gainsight: A customer success management (CSM) platform.
- Highspot: A sales enablement tool for improved sales search capabilities.
- Jasper: A comprehensive marketing workflow system.
- Productboard: A platform for analyzing customer feedback.
HR and IT Solutions
HR and IT professionals can now leverage:
- BambooHR: A popular HR automation platform.
- Copado: Automates and improves DevOps tasks.
- Moveworks: An automation-focused app for IT and staff support.
Additional Workflow and Security Enhancements
Other notable additions include:
- PagerDuty: A workflow management tool.
- Ravenna: An automation tool for creating table tickets.
- Rootly: An incident management platform designed to streamline on-call processes and automate incident response.
- Wiz: A real-time threat intelligence platform.
Pro Tip
Explore the Slack App Directory regularly to discover new tools that can optimize your team’s workflow and enhance productivity. Consider piloting new apps with a small group before rolling them out company-wide.
