It might be hard, but I think you've overstated the dangers of overcentralizing here. If slack is down for two hours, what's the worst that could happen? Everyo

It might be hard, but I think you've overstated the dangers of overcentralizing here. If slack is down for two hours, what's the worst that could happen? Everyone works on something on their own and sends an email or uses one of 50 video chat apps if they need to talk. I think occasional downtime is expected and acceptable.