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5 pro tips & tricks for the Hipchat power user

There are all sorts of hidden features that you can impress your team with in Hipchat. Learn these 5 tips and tricks and you’ll be showering in your coworkers’ admiration in no time.

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Can humans thrive in the bot economy?

On the go? You can listen to this blog, read by the author, using the player below.  [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/311721882″ params=”color=0066cc&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]   Artificial intelligence (AI) might turn out to be the single biggest change the business world will see in our lifetime. Even bigger than the internet. Bots, like those little customer […]

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Built-in SAML 2.0 for Hipchat Server 2.2 provides simplified user management

We’re excited to announce that SAML 2.0 support is now available out of the box with Hipchat Server 2.2, giving teams a more secure and painless way to sign in. We want to make the lives of both admins and users easier, especially when it comes to accessing Hipchat Server. Simple and secure SAML 2.0 […]

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Add access keys to branch permissions in Bitbucket Server 4.14

When you hear the terms security and speed, Git repository management may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But for software development teams, these 2 things translate into 1 big thing: productivity. Today we’re releasing Bitbucket Server 4.14 which includes access keys in branch permissions, automatic dashboard updates, and an email notification enhancement. Keep reading […]

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Syncing changes

Going offline meant using our database for all immediate changes to the client. But obviously we later want to sync those changes with the server. The basic idea behind our sync is to store changes made offline as a series of deltas that are later uploaded to the server. In this post I’m going to […]

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8 Jira Service Desk apps to improve your customer service

Jira Service Desk is focused on helping service teams deliver great customer service. Jira Service Desk’s powerful integration with Jira Software allows service and development teams to close the feedback loop and resolve requests faster. But that’s not the only integration Jira Service Desk has. Thanks to the many apps created specifically for Jira Service […]

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How to handle big repositories with Git

Git is a fantastic choice for tracking the evolution of your code base and collaborating efficiently with your peers. But what happens when the repository you want to track is really really big? In this post I’ll give you some techniques for dealing with it. Two categories of big repositories If you think about it […]

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Practical continuous deployment: a guide to automated software delivery

Continuous deployment guides frequently focus on the culture and adoption aspects. What’s less common to see is how teams have addressed practical nuts-and-bolts issues. In this post, I’ll talk about the hurdles my team had to jump while transitioning to continuous deployment: workflow stuff, tools stuff, and a bunch of “gotchas”. And for those of […]

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Summit Europe: how to convince your boss that you should attend

We hope you’ve heard the exciting news that Atlassian is headed to Barcelona for our first ever Atlassian Summit Europe happening May 2 – 5 and we want to make sure you don’t miss out on this inaugural event! So dust off that passport and get ready for four jam-packed days of Atlassian best practices, networking […]

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Airplane mode: enabling Trello mobile offline

Good news, everyone! The Trello mobile apps now work offline! Offline mode has been the most requested mobile feature for years. It’s frustrating to lose the ability to use Trello when you enter the subway or you’re flying on a plane. Even more importantly, using Trello in an area with poor cell coverage resulted in […]

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Git Large File Storage (LFS) support comes to Bamboo 5.15

We want to make Git work for everyone and that is why we introduced Git Large File Storage (LFS) to Bitbucket and are now announcing its support in Bamboo 5.15. Git LFS lets you store really big files where they are needed, not just where they fit, to help speed up your development cycle. Adding […]

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This is why your to-do list is going nowhere

Have you browsed the latest productivity tools in the app store lately? There is certainly no shortage of to-do list and task manager apps available, each one promising you a simpler way of organizing all the things you want to accomplish.

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How to manage projects like an actual project manager

So. You have to manage a project, and you’re not a project manager by trade. I’ve been there. It’s pretty daunting, with all these different frameworks and methodologies to consider… But if you’re like me, you don’t really care about methodology. You just want to deliver your project successfully, and not lose your mind in the process. […]

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8 pro-tips for automating Jira Service Desk

Ask anyone in IT – maximizing efficiency and minimizing small and monotonous tasks is the gold standard. Being able to streamline processes is absolutely essential in an industry where there’s never a shortage of work to do. That’s why service desk automation is awesome. Instead of spending hours manually triaging or following up on tickets, […]

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Kitesurfing with ex-presidents: what Richard Branson taught me about leadership

If I told you that you were going to meet a 66 year-old business man worth 7 billion dollars who owns his own island, you’d greet that person with certain assumptions and expectations. Right? Well, when I met Sir Richard Branson for the first time, I brought in my own assumptions of what he’d be […]