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The Jira Guy is a blog dedicated to practical Atlassian guidance for administrators, architects, and practitioners who live in these tools every day. We cover Jira and Confluence configuration, cloud administration, real-world workflows, and what’s actually happening in the Atlassian ecosystem — not just what the documentation says. New posts publish on Wednesdays

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    About the Author

    Hi, I’m Rodney Nissen — The Jira Guy. I’m an Atlassian Architect and platform specialist with over a decade of hands-on experience implementing Atlassian solutions across enterprise and regulated environments. I started this blog as a place to document what I was learning and share it with the community. It’s grown a bit since then.

    Beyond the blog, I’m the co-host of The Jira Life — a weekly live show and podcast covering the Atlassian ecosystem, alongside Alex Ortiz, Sarah Wright, and Robert Wen. We go live every Thursday at 2 PM Pacific / 5 PM Eastern. I also speak at Atlassian community events and conferences, including Atlassian Team.

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