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Open letter from an @ignored test

Dear developer, I’ve been wanting to talk to you for a while now, but words don’t always come easy. We’ve had some really fun times together. I still remember the first time I warned you about a minor bug in your code, and how happy you were for having me in your life! Do you remember it? I also remember the first time you refactored me to make me more efficient and how well-written I felt afterwards… ah, great times!

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From rough to real-time: Klarna’s planning revolution with Portfolio for Jira

Klarna simplifies buying by providing a streamlined solution for all payment types, so that businesses can give their customers the simplest buying experience. They believe that the easier it is for people to shop, the more you sell.  But Klarna’s planning process wasn’t as simple as its buying process. They needed a real-time planning solution […]

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Sale-ing away with the Trello and salesforce integration

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How to document releases and share release notes with Confluence

If you track and report most of your work in Jira, the integration between Confluence and Jira makes it easy to insert your release results straight from Jira into a Confluence page, where you can add more color and detail, publish internally, and also make them publicly available.

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Jira Software just got easier to navigate (and more fun, too)

The new customizable sidebar brings projects and your team to center stage in Jira Software. Read on for our list of conventional (and not-so-conventional) ways to use it.

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Introducing Jira Software: the #1 software development tool used by agile teams

Today we’re thrilled to announce the next branch in Jira’s evolution: Jira Software. This new branch was created specifically for software teams, the customers who made Jira great from the beginning.

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Jira Service Desk 3: built for IT and service teams

At Atlassian, we love interacting and listening to you, our customers. Two years ago at Summit 2013, Atlassian introduced Jira Service Desk in response to customers who were looking to use Jira as an IT ticketing tool. At Summit 2014, we released a new Jira Service Desk with an agent-based pricing model so opening a ticket was free. Today, we’re totally excited to unveil the next evolution: Jira Service Desk 3!

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Github and Trello: integrate your commits

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Inside Atlassian: using scrum to balance operations and innovation on the support team

One of Atlassian’s core values is “Be the change you seek.” For Atlassian support, it means innovation can’t be put aside, despite very busy schedules. In other words, obstacles to change can’t stand in the way forever. Read about some of the successes and failures of the Atlassian support team’s efforts to innovate, and how scrum keeps their eyes on the ball.

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Collaborate with your team using wiki software

We know. If you’re not familiar with using wiki software, the first thing you think of is probably Wikipedia. If that’s not the first thing, then it’s probably “WTF is a wiki?” Check out how you and your team can benefit from giving Confluence a try.

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Do more good: 6 reasons Hipchat is a great tool for non-profits

We believe in supporting teams who are doing great things around the world. Over the past 13 years we’ve donated 30,000 community licenses to non-profit organizations, a total value of $58 million. And we want to give more. We know communication is key to high-powered teams and to make sure all non-profits have the best tools for success, we offer Hipchat Plus for free. Read on to learn more.

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Got Milk? What’s in your wallet? And now… #BuiltWithBitbucket?

To celebrate the software that you’ve poured your heart and soul into, we’re launching #BuiltWithBitbucket. This is your chance to strut your stuff in front of the entire Atlassian user base of over 5 million people at 50,000 companies around the world. Tell us: what are some of the cool things your team has #BuiltWithBitbucket?

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See the Slack power-up in action in Trello

Like Siskel and Ebert, Sigfried and Roy, peanut butter and jelly, there’s another dynamic duo that just got even better: Slack and Trello. If you’ve heard the news, you are now able to activate the Slack Power-Up. This Power-Up streamlines the tools your team is already using, and subsequently improves communication. 

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50,000 dreams come true

$48,500. That was the PricewaterhouseCoopers salary that I turned down in 2002 to start Atlassian with Mike Cannon-Brookes. There was no technology industry in Australia at the time, nor a start-up industry. Our university professors disowned us. Our parents looked the other way. Our original goal was to earn more than $48,500 and not to have to […]

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7 reasons you can’t miss Atlassian Summit 2015

Our 7th annual user conference is back and larger than ever. Whether you’re an admin, developer, product manager, or passionate user, Atlassian Summit is a must-attend event. Still on the fence? Check out the top 7 reasons you won’t want to miss the largest Atlassian Summit yet.