As modern applications have become increasingly feature-rich and performant, user expectations are at an all-time high. Failure to communicate key information or displaying out-of-date information frustrates users and causes a loss of trust. Think about the last time you ordered something online: if you didn’t receive your order confirmation within seconds, you probably began to worry that something went wrong. Users require product transparency for consistent use.

I am quite sure after learning the terms On-Premise vs Cloud you must be reinvigorating about the knowledge you have, perhaps some of you have minimum knowledge about them which is likely enough to be involved in the very start of the conversation. If you are thinking IT companies should be worried about this topic and you ain’t since your domain differs, let me illuminate the fact that by this end of the blog you will realize both on-premise and cloud apply to every domain.

Collaboration is essential to business success in the 21st century. However, there are very few good tools on the market that can help you manage team collaboration. With the rise of remote teams and freelance workers, business collaboration apps have become a necessity. Creating new ways for people to get their work done regardless of location is a profitable and worthwhile venture.

Virtual teams and flexible work hours have been the saving grace in the face of covid-19 and its impact on how we function as a society. Richard Branson’s quote from 2013 comes to mind where he quipped that the office would become a thing of the past. Well, it surely has, at least for the time being. The IT and Ecommerce industries have the luxury of possessing the required tools to embrace a digital working environment.

We are closing 2021 with some new features and improvements in Rocket.Chat. Let's see what Rocket.Chat 4.3.0 brings. 🚀 Please visit the official release notes for the whole list of improvements and bug fixes.

During the pandemic many of us have become familiar with the concept of home working, but it’s few of us that work in roles that are designed to be remote. Businesses have had to adapt to this new reality where digital tools have replaced the meeting room, and while some still hold on to the idea of the traditional office space, others are leaving it all behind – especially new companies. This model of working has many perks.

Looking at the title you may have been looking at the suggestions of real-time messaging APIs, real-time messaging SDKs, or both, but how about reading the introduction and later learning about my suggestions, let’s go chronologically.

Things never feel like they’re moving fast enough when you’re looking from the inside. But from time to time it’s worth stepping back and looking at the progress - and the end of year is perfect for that. So sit back by the fire, have a cup of mulled wine or hot chocolate (don’t forget the marshmallows!) and let’s dive in!

Quill, a team chat company with $16 million in venture capital funding, was acquired by Twitter and shut down their product last week. Users were given a mere four days to export their data prior to deletion; direct messages and private channels could not be exported at all. Our sympathies go out to Quill users, whose needs were given so little consideration in this deal.