Watch 2019 Sessions
- Advocating Adoption: Best Practices for User-Friendly Jira Configurations
Alex Christensen, Atlassian Suite Engineering Lead, AppDynamics
- Are you Ready to Rumble? Let's Migrate Some Jira Data
Mark Lang, Software Engineer, Cisco
- Big Bang And Beyond: Migrating Between Server and Cloud
Alexey Matveev, Expert, cPrime
- Jira & Ansible: Streamlining Jira Server Administration for the Enterprise
Jose Martin de Vidales Biurrun, Application Engineer, Yelp
Taylor Barrett-Wilsdon, Application Engineer, Yelp
- Embracing Jira Cloud: Tips from an ex-Server admin
Russell Zera, Lead Delivery Manager, Agile Coach, Elsevier, Inc
- Cherry-Picking Apps: Making the Most of the Atlassian Marketplace
Gal Fatal, Devops team manager and Tel-Aviv AUG leader, HP
- A Little Prep Goes a Long Way: Planning your next Jira Server Upgrade
Jennifer van Leeuwen, Priority Support Engineer, Atlassian
- Jira Customization: Finding the Perfect Balance
Tanya Gordon, Certified Jira Administrator and Atlassian Team Tech Lead, HP
- An Admin's Guide for Running Confluence at Scale for 10,000+ Yahoo! JAPAN Users
Kunihiro Takahashi, Leader, Yahoo! JAPAN
- Why I Built my Career with Atlassian Tools and You Should Too!
Joseph Pursel, Jira Developer, Airbnb
- Managing Application Lifecycle using Jira and Bitbucket Cloud and AWS Tooling
Curtis Rissi, Sr. Solutions Architect – Containers & App Modernization, Amazon
Jay Yeras, Partner Solutions Architect, DevOps, Amazon
Advocating Adoption: Best Practices for User-Friendly Jira Configurations

Alex Christensen
Atlassian Suite Engineering Lead, AppDynamics
One of the most difficult tasks for an Atlassian Administrator is user adoption, training, and enablement. Most Jira admins have experienced some form of resistance to change when implementing Jira.
During this talk, I'll share best practices that led to a speedy adoption of Jira at AppDynamics, as well as specific workflow configurations that make Jira more approachable. You'll learn success strategies that you can take back to your organization that promote organic adoption and growth.
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Are you Ready to Rumble? Let's Migrate Some Jira Data

Mark Lang
Software Engineer, Cisco
Migrating data from one Jira or Confluence to another can be frustrating and painful if not planned properly. We've managed 40+ successful migrations over the last 6 years at Cisco, and want to share the tips and tricks we learned along the way.
Discover how we handled the migration of Jira and Confluence instances with the right mix of people, processes, and tools. Get a look at our own code and migration questionnaire to help your own future migrations.
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Big Bang And Beyond: Migrating Between Server and Cloud

Alexey Matveev
Expert, cPrime
Whether you have an on-premise deployment of Jira like Server or Data Center, or Jira Cloud, starting from scratch is not always an option. On the other hand, the idea of migrating to another platform can be daunting as well.
In this session, we'll dive into the key considerations for your migration to keep data stable and consistent. Learn about the pros and cons between the two platforms, your migration options, and the best ways to get them done successfully and safely.
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Jira & Ansible: Streamlining Jira Server Administration for the Enterprise

Jose Martin de Vidales Biurrun
Application Engineer, Yelp

Taylor Barrett-Wilsdon
Application Engineer, Yelp
In 2017, Yelp had over 40 Jira administrators. Their environment had hundreds of orphaned workflows, screens, and schemes with very little oversight into who was doing what with their Jira Server instance.
Their team turned to Ansible to empower Yelp's engineers to create and archive projects, update categories, project leads, keys, and archive projects without having access to administrative rights and sensitive functions. Learn how they secured and simplified their environment, reduced turnaround time for Jira requests, and made their lives as admins much easier (and how you can, too!)
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Embracing Jira Cloud: Tips from an ex-Server admin

Russell Zera
Lead Delivery Manager, Agile Coach, Elsevier, Inc
Most long-time Jira Server Admins, like myself, were skeptical of Jira Cloud. But now, I'm a proud Jira Cloud convert.
Join me on my journey of migrating to Jira Cloud and learn the tips and tricks that helped me survive and thrive in a cloud world. I'll share the techniques to keeping your instance running smoothly (even when you can't log into the system to troubleshoot issues, restart it, or see where slowdowns are occurring). And, you'll learn how to navigate critical concerns areas around information assurance and security on the cloud.
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Cherry-Picking Apps: Making the Most of the Atlassian Marketplace

Gal Fatal
Devops team manager and Tel-Aviv AUG leader, HP
Apps strive to make our lives easier—less repetitive tasks, manual processes, and mouse clicks. But, with the ever-growing number of apps in the Atlassian Marketplace, how do you choose which app is best for your teams?
Join Gal Fatal from HP as he shares key parameters to consider when choosing apps, and why it's important to invest time and effort when doing so. Learn about the approaches and practical tips to making better choices so you can 'shop' smarter in the Atlassian Marketplace.
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A Little Prep Goes a Long Way: Planning your next Jira Server Upgrade
Jennifer van Leeuwen
Priority Support Engineer, Atlassian
Upgrading an Atlassian application can be a scary undertaking. But, getting new features and better performance brings opportunity for growth and improvement.
Face your fears with Jennifer van Leeuwen, Priority Support Engineer at Atlassian. Learn how to best prepare your organization and environment for a successful upgrade and walk away with a list of steps that will ensure your next upgrade goes off without a hitch.
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Jira Customization: Finding the Perfect Balance
Tanya Gordon
Certified Jira Administrator and Atlassian Team Tech Lead, HP
When it comes to customizing Jira, the possibilities can seem endless. So, what is the best way to navigate all of these options and find the best fit for your teams?
Join me to learn the do's and don'ts of Jira customization. From custom views, workflows, apps, and beyond, I will present the considerations you should take every step of the way and discuss the challenges raised by system scaling, upgrade efforts, testing environments, and more. Leave this talk with the knowledge on how to strike the perfect balance when extending the power of Jira.
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An Admin's Guide for Running Confluence at Scale for 10,000+ Yahoo! JAPAN Users

Kunihiro Takahashi
Leader, Yahoo! JAPAN
Yahoo! JAPAN has been using Confluence for 12 years. Their instance has grown to more than 10,000 users with over 10,000 spaces and 30 million pages. Now, everyone at Yahoo! JAPAN starts their day by opening Confluence, and can't imagine doing work without it.
In this talk, you'll learn key takeaways from Kunihiro Takahashi's 11 years of experience being a Confluence administrator. Learn how to manage availability and performance while meeting end users' requests, what to watch out for when upgrading Confluence, and the best ways to install and maintain add-ons at scale.
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Why I Built my Career with Atlassian Tools and You Should Too!

Joseph Pursel
Jira Developer, Airbnb
Now, more than ever, organizations are investing in Atlassian tools. And the demand for people with knowledge on how to use them is at an all-time high.
In 7 years, I went from being a novice Jira user to becoming a Senior Atlassian Tools Engineer at Airbnb—increasing my salary by 63% in less than 3 years. Join me to learn why I decided to invest in Atlassian and how you can do the same. Explore how to navigate resources to find what you need, the importance of Atlassian University, and how to leverage your Atlassian skills to grow your career.
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Managing Application Lifecycle using Jira and Bitbucket Cloud and AWS Tooling
Curtis Rissi
Sr. Solutions Architect – Containers & App Modernization, Amazon
Jay Yeras
Partner Solutions Architect, DevOps, Amazon
Managing the lifecycle of an application can seem like a challenging process. However, things aren't always as challenging as they can seem. With the right combination of tools and services, you can streamline the entire process, allowing you to increase productivity, identify issues quickly and reduce manual processes. All of which can increase the frequency of releases and ensure you're able to deliver on customer needs more quickly. In this session we'll show you how to leverage Atlassian tools, like Jira and Bitbucket Cloud, to manage the full SDLC for applications built and hosted in AWS cloud. You'll learn how to go from new feature request through to release, tracking issues the entire way.
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