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Mitchell International’s grassroots path to Confluence Data Center
When Mitchell International needed content collaboration software for a new platform initiative, they tried Confluence. Through word of mouth, interest in Confluence began sprouting up in other areas of the business with more and more teams adopting Confluence as their single source of truth. Confluence quickly became essential to the way their teams worked and they […]
Inside Atlassian: Q&A with Imran Khan, Bitbucket Server product manager
Putting professional software teams first has always been the goal for Bitbucket Server & Data Center. How can we help your team move faster, worry less about mundane tasks, and adopt new ways of working – like DevOps – without seeing an impact to your security or scalability? There’s no better way to understand how we tackle this challenge […]
5 reasons why you (and your team) won’t want to miss Atlassian Summit
Atlassian Summit U.S. is our largest gathering of passionate Atlassian product users, admins, and industry leaders, and it’s taking place in San Jose, California this September 12-14. This Summit is shaping up to be the biggest one yet, and we want to see you there! Here are 5 reasons why Summit is a valuable event for […]
We’re updating our support offering for server starter (10-user) licenses
Community Support Starting July 10th, we will be supporting Server Starter Licenses* exclusively through the Atlassian Community. History of Starter Licenses and Community Our server 10-user license tier, otherwise known as the Starter License Program, has always been affiliated with our friends at Room to Read. Since 2009, Atlassian and Room to Read have partnered to raise […]
Introducing BDDA, the infrastructure workflow we use for Kubernetes
In Atlassian’s Kubernetes platform team, we’re working to bring the existing Kubernetes clusters under one team’s management; to arrive at some standard tooling, build processes, and workflow to build the Kubernetes clusters that are running internal workloads. This is the result. We’ve spent a lot of time trying to find a workflow and dev process that would […]
10 million in 10 years
When I joined Atlassian as the Head of Foundation last December I knew I was becoming part of something very special. Atlassian’s 5 values really do drive behaviours (so much more than anything I have experienced elsewhere during a career spanning more than 35 years) and the passion of all Atlassians (from the founders, Scott […]
Jira Software Server 7.4 – flexibility meets productivity
When an organization grows and Jira Software scales to include more teams, striking a balance between administrative control and team flexibility can be tough. On the one hand, teams want the ability to modify their processes quickly to fit their evolving needs and stay ahead of development trends. On the other hand, system and global […]
Jira Service Desk Server 3.6 – Eliminate downtime, resolve issues faster, and stop guesstimating
Jira Service Desk Server 3.6 is here with collaborator comments, SLA improvements, and zero downtime upgrades. Allow collaborators to comment on existing requests via email so they’re resolved faster, stop guesstimating with improved readability of SLAs in the queue, and eliminate downtime (giving you your weekends back!) with zero downtime upgrades in Jira Service Desk […]
A product manager’s guide to release planning
Growing up, my ski coach always used to say “If you don’t plan for it, it won’t happen.” He wanted us to set goals and lay out a path to reach them. The same sentiment can be applied to building software, except building software is much more of a team sport than skiing. You need […]
Aliasing authors in Git
So you’ve got a Git repository where the same person has used multiple emails. Maybe some commits were created with a mistake in the Git configuration. Maybe you used a home email address by mistake. Maybe you are merging with a new company so your old email address isn’t valid anymore. However it happened, you […]
The surprising cognitive benefits of small talk at work
The weather, Mondays, Game of Thrones, that local sports team… These are all generally considered as safe small talk topics at work.
Why developing grit is the best thing you can do for your career and your team
There’s a new trait rising in the ranks of what makes a person successful and no, it’s not IQ – it’s grit. A few years ago, Angela Duckworth, former teacher-turned-professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, became fascinated with what makes students successful. After many studies of middle school students in Chicago to West […]
Hipchat Data Center is here!
Hipchat Data Center is *officially* joining the Atlassian Data Center family. We know how critical Hipchat has become to doing business. Your teams rely on Hipchat to communicate, collaborate, and get work done fast. Downtime – planned or unplanned – is unacceptable. As your teams continue to grow and Hipchat usage spreads across your organization, […]
7 steps to a beautiful and useful agile dashboard
Greetings agile fans! A question I often get is how to configure Jira’s dashboards to show content that’s relevant for agile teams. It’s really just a matter of choosing the right elements. We’ll focus on a dashboard for a scrum team here, but many of these tips apply to kanban teams as well. If you […]
The 6 elements of process that yield endless productivity for teams
When you’re trying to grow a company efficiently, effectively, and economically, there’s no better way than by building a process-driven culture.