Jira disaster recovery tells you how to get back to green. It doesn’t tell you what keeps running meanwhile. Seven failure modes, and a template.
Month: July 2026
Are Certifications Worth It in the AI Age? I’m Going for the Full Set.
Nine ACP exams down, a tenth on the calendar, and I still tell people to go for it. When an agent can look up any answer in three seconds, are Atlassian certs still worth it? I think the judgment they build matters more than ever. Here’s what studying for one actually gets you.
Atlassian Dropped New AI Dev Tools — Let’s Talk About It
Atlassian’s agentic Jira launch isn’t a new strategy — it’s the Team ’26 manifesto shipping as receipts. Here’s what it actually changes for admins and architects.
Yes, it is harder to land an Atlassian Admin job. But the ‘why’ is bigger than you’d assume.
Is it actually harder to land an Atlassian admin job right now, or does it just feel that way from inside a job search? Three forces are squeezing the market at once: Atlassian’s own AI-attributed layoffs, Rovo quietly absorbing tier-one work, and cloud consolidation shrinking the per-org admin footprint. Only two are about AI, and the third might be the most permanent. Here’s the breakdown, and what’s still landing interviews.
I Built a Scrum Board in Valheim, and the Embarrassing Part Is It Works
A few years ago I built a Scrum board out of wood and torches in Valheim. Carved columns: To Do, … More