After moving to Mattermost, a major financial services firm was able to increase developer productivity and organizational alignment without compromising on security. For years, the firm had been relying on a well-known instant messaging application for enterprise communication. Not only was the platform nearing its end-of-life, it fell short elsewhere for several reasons: conversations were slow, chat histories weren’t always persistent and compliance was difficult to achieve.

At Mattermost, we believe in the power of open source software and open companies. To this end, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been accepted into Google’s inaugural Season of Docs, a new program designed to highlight the promise of open source technology while raising awareness of the critical role docs and the technical writers who create them play in the success of open source projects.

At Mattermost, we built an intuitive workplace messaging platform that all kinds of teams can use productively right away, regardless of technical prowess. That said, we understand that learning new platforms isn’t always the easiest thing in the world. Some Mattermost users will have longer learning curves than others, and that’s perfectly okay. We all march at different speeds.