Enterprise Messaging Platforms The Hidden Costs of Relying on Slack and Teams Instead of Owning Your Messaging Platform February 17, 2026 by Jordan I.M. Slack and Microsoft Teams are popular for a reason: they’re quick to adopt, easy to use, and packed with features. But when a company builds its internal communication around tools it doesn’t control, it also inherits a set of hidden costs that rarely show up in the first demo or the first month’s invoice. If […] Read more » data control instant messaging platforms internal communication privacy compliance self-hosted chat
IT Infrastructure Management Internal Messaging System Ownership: What You Gain and What You Take Responsibility For February 12, 2026 by Jordan I.M. Running an internal chat tool is easy when someone else owns it. The moment you decide to own instant messenger infrastructure—whether that means self-hosted chat, on-premise messaging, or a privately managed deployment—you stop being “just a user” and become a platform owner. That shift brings real benefits (control, privacy, stability) and equally real responsibilities (operations, […] Read more » data security internal messaging it governance platform ownership self-hosted chat
Business Communication Tools Self-Hosted Chat Explained: A Practical Guide for Non-Technical Decision Makers January 22, 2026 by Jordan I.M. What “self-hosted chat” really means (in business terms) Self-hosted chat is an internal messaging system that your organization runs in an environment you control, rather than renting entirely from a public service. “Hosting” is simply where the chat software lives and who has authority over it. In practice, you typically have three options: Vendor-hosted: A […] Read more » business communication data control internal messaging platform ownership self-hosted chat
Business Messaging Software Evaluation How to Evaluate a Self-Hosted Chat Without Getting Lost in Technical Details December 29, 2025 by Jordan I.M. Evaluating a self-hosted chat can feel like being dropped into a room full of acronyms: SSO, SAML, LDAP, E2EE, Kubernetes. The risk isn’t that you won’t understand any of it—it’s that you’ll spend weeks debating implementation details before you’ve answered the only question that matters: is this the right internal messaging system for your organization, […] Read more » evaluation criteria internal messaging reliability security and privacy self-hosted chat
