Recruitment, especially in tech, is seriously hard work. Even just for one new team member. Listing a job, sifting through applicants, interviewing them, re-interviewing the best, negotiating an offer… It’s a lot. Imagine going through all of that, finally hiring a candidate, and waiting for their start date to arrive – only to discover that they’re totally wrong for the job, and completely at odds with your company values.
Many businesses start working with Jira because it can offer fantastic benefits for quality of work as well as productivity. This is a very powerful tool that can be extremely useful in its ability to be deployed by a wide range of organisations while being adaptable to their individual needs; it is highly flexible. However, for all of its benefits, working in Jira can be intimidating and overwhelming.
It’s a big industry, software. There’s a lot of money to be made, and a lot of fun and satisfaction to be had. With skills in DevOps, you’ll always be in demand – as a freelancer, or as an employee. But DevOps isn’t for everyone, and it’s certainly not an easy ride. Let’s look at what it takes to practise DevOps, and how to become a DevOps engineer.
Atlassian’s deeply integrated ecosystem of tools is now an essential part of thousands of companies. In fact, the company claims to have over 200,000 customers. And it’s no wonder; Jira, Confluence, Trello – and everything else in the full Atlassian suite – offer incredible power and flexibility. These tools are so well connected that using any combination is seamless, once setup is complete.
It’s a big industry, software. There’s a lot of money to be made, and a lot of fun and satisfaction to be had. With skills in DevOps, you’ll always be in demand – as a freelancer, or as an employee. But DevOps isn’t for everyone, and it’s certainly not an easy ride. Let’s look at what it takes to practise DevOps, and how to become a DevOps engineer.
Jira has a massive problem. And it’s not even Jira’s fault. Does any of this sound familiar? This is all because of Jira tickets; not how Atlassian has created the platform – but how we, as users, are writing them. Jira tickets, when written badly, can destroy productivity, cause friction, and lead vocal members of your team to demand a switch to a different platform. To avoid this, it’s important to know how to write Jira tickets effectively from the get-go.
The tech-first world we live in might never have been, were it not for Atlassian. Atlassian’s product family includes some of the most advanced productivity platforms and software tooling systems, all intimately linked. Every tool works together seamlessly, facilitating everything from DevOps to Payroll, and from support tickets to marketing plans. But Atlassian isn’t the only player in the game. There are alternative platforms outside of the Atlassian stack.
We live in a time where information is everywhere. Information about everything. How to make perfect pasta. When to plant potatoes. Which exercises build muscle the fastest. Even how to start a company, and how to run it. This is all truly great stuff that blurs the lines between education and entertainment. You can learn how to do something, from an experienced practitioner, and usually for free. But the reality of software startups is almost always shielded from you.
This is an exhaustive list of each Atlassian product family – and what each one is for.
Cast your mind back, if you will, to 2010. Do you remember what the biggest leaps in consumer and business technology were back then? It was the year that Instagram launched. The first iPad was introduced. Cloud computing went mainstream, with Microsoft Azure going up against AWS. Major disruptors had yet to even enter the market. Uber? Not a thing until 2011. Same goes for Snapchat and Minecraft. The most powerful games consoles in 2010 were the PS3 and XBox 360.
