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Your Jira already documents itself. The admin screens are a live, accurate, zero-maintenance inventory of every field, scheme, and workflow you have, and any page you write that duplicates them starts rotting the moment you publish. What the config will never tell you is why any of it is there. That gap is the only documentation you were ever actually responsible for, and it’s the one nearly everybody skips.
Atlassian shipped 510 changes to my instance in the first seven months of 2026, three every working day, and four in ten arrived with no date attached. The seasonal release program is the right idea. Here is the distance still to cover.
Atlassian Connect Phase 2 is already active — your apps can no longer grow. Here’s what it means for your instance and what to ask your vendors.
Atlassian is ending Data Center, with full shutdown in Mar 2029, and many customers face more than a few hurdles before then. While Cloud offers growth and new features, the transition will be tough for admins and partners, even as migration demand brings fresh opportunities.
Atlassian released their April Security bulletin yesterday. Let’s dig into this, see what all the excitement is about, and see what people are getting wrong about it. Are you impacted by this?
Have you heard about the latest product to hit beta on Atlassian Cloud? Today we look at Confluence Whiteboards, and what features it currently has. Have you gotten to use this new tool?
In the ultimate example of “Crunch work is sloppy work,” I missed a few things last week. So, now that I have some time, lets take a look at what I missed and how it will change your Atlassian tools!
In a bonus article this week, we look at what was announced during the Keynote for Day 2 of Team 23! What are you looking forward to on Day 3?
Today we look at what Atlassian has planned for Jira and Confluence Data Center in 2023. What features are you excited about? What features would you add to the Roadmap?
This week, I highlight some of the sessions I’m interested in attending, including those on Jira governance, promoting adoption, and breaking DevOps rules. What sessions do you want to check out?
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