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  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    Salesforce takeover of Slack is a defining moment for cloud software

    Combined group is out to challenge Microsoft’s integrated suite of tools

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Salesforce to buy Slack for $27.7bn

    Cash-and-stock deal caps banner year for cloud computing

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Salesforce/ Slack: office romance Premium

    The cloud software company and workplace collaboration app are in talks for what could be one of the sector’s largest deals

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Lex
    Salesforce/Slack: smells like Teams spirit Premium

    The roll-up strategy still makes sense for cloud software company

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Salesforce talks to buy Slack foreshadow showdown with Microsoft

    Possible takeover of workplace chat app comes as rival’s Teams service surges in popularity

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Cloud computing
    Salesforce in talks to buy Slack in huge cloud software deal

    Acquisition would strengthen chief executive Marc Benioff’s hand in battle with Microsoft

  • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
    #techFT
    Salesforce is cumulonimbus of cloud

    Palantir’s Valley rant, Napster sold, Asus ZenFone 7

  • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
    Salesforce shares leap by more than 25%

    Results soothed fears it was missing out on pandemic-era spending on cloud software

  • Sunday, 23 August, 2020
    InterviewHow to Lead
    What does a still-young former BT chief do next?

    After leaving the telecoms group, Gavin Patterson joined Silicon Valley’s Salesforce — and is ready to learn

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2020
    John Thornhill
    Algorithmic economics may help Covid-19 recovery

    Machine learning applied to economic modelling aims to generate novel insights for policymakers

  • Thursday, 12 March, 2020
    Financials
    Gadhia quits as Salesforce UK chief after less than year

    Former Virgin Money banker to focus on financial services start-up Snoop

  • Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
    Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block departs

    Unexpected exit leaves Marc Benioff alone at the helm of software company

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    ReviewFT Wealth
    Book review: Trailblazer by Marc Benioff

    Salesforce chief paints himself as progressive but reveals little about his motives

  • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    CYBG pays the price for not working out PPI bill

    Uncertainty over how many claims may be upheld sent shares down 20%

  • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
    Salesforce hires ex-BT boss Patterson to lead European business

    Decision follows appointment of Jayne-Anne Gadhia to run UK unit

  • Sunday, 25 August, 2019
    News in-depthTechnology sector
    Software sector braces for a split among leading companies

    Predictions of IT downturn leave investors hunting for who is best placed to ride it out

  • Thursday, 25 July, 2019
    Salesforce expands Chinese presence by partnering with Alibaba

    US company looks to gain foothold in China’s $12bn cloud computing industry

  • Thursday, 25 July, 2019
    Salesforce partners with Alibaba to expand China presence
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2019
    Lex
    Salesforce: vision quest Premium

    A $15.7bn bid for Tableau is an expensive way to manifest its vision of a data-driven future

  • Monday, 10 June, 2019
    Salesforce to buy Tableau Software in $15.7bn deal

    Acquisition will bolster dominance in managing information and analytics of blue-chip companies

  • Monday, 10 June, 2019
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    Salesforce/Tableau: cloud cuckoo consolidation

    Do the expensive stock dance.

  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2019
    Tech Tonic podcast24 min listen
    Peter Schwartz on automating the brain

    Peter Schwarz, senior vice-president of strategic planning at Salesforce, futurist a…

  • Monday, 4 March, 2019
    Salesforce outlook falls short as spending climbs
  • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
    FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
    That was nuts. Is this the crash?
  • Friday, 28 September, 2018
    Artificial intelligence
    ‘Alexa, are you a help or a hindrance at work?’

    Amazon, Google and others are yet to find many uses for voice-powered AI in the office

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