I’m very excited to announce the general availability of Mattermost Cloud starting today. The new offering brings Mattermost’s industry-leading open-source, self-managed collaboration platform to the cloud as a SaaS platform.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” So begins the classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. It refers to the premise of the story: A time of despair and suffering on one hand, and joy and hope on the other.

One of Teamwork CRM’s guiding principles is to allow our customers map Teamwork CRM to how they work, rather than having our customers change the way they work to accommodate Teamwork CRM. For that reason, we put significant emphasis on giving users the power to customize Teamwork CRM, whether it is their pipelines, stages, rotting periods, activity types, or, of course, custom fields.

You may think that “Mayochup” is a great topping for fries, an abominable Frankenstein’s condiment, or just a hilarious example of ’90s satire predicting the future. Regardless of your personal preference, though, there’s no denying that it represents a huge social listening triumph for Kraft Heinz. The polarizing combination of ketchup and mayonnaise was originally sold only in the Middle East.

A CRM is a CRM is a CRM…right? Wrong. With due apologies to Gertrude Stein and William Shakespeare, a Customer Relationship Management software bought from just about any vendor wouldn’t “smell as sweet.” At our just-concluded Refresh 2020 virtual global conference, we took great pains and absolute delight to explain why not.

Curious about time management styles? It’s no secret that everyone is interested in managing their time better. And while there are general tips and techniques to help you manage your time better, like organizing your workplace, they aren’t enough to help you be more productive. You have to figure out the time management style and productivity technique that works best for you.