What AI powered agents offer is a fresh take. I’m not talking about novelty chatbots; but more around agents that genuinely have the opportunity to change the way we operate, that free the mundane and allow us to refocus time.

AI adoption doesn’t start with buying new tools, it starts with the quality of your company’s knowledge. In the rush to “go AI,” too many businesses overlook the fact that stale, unstructured content will only lead to bad answers faster. Your Confluence spaces aren’t just a repository; they’re the fuel source for every AI feature you enable.

Back in May, my partner-in-crime, Ed Gaile, and I decided to try something a little different with Appfire: a podcast. Nothing new to Appfire, but something both new to us. Nothing too precious, but an opportunity to experiment. A way to spread useful ideas by mixing up formats, trying new riffs, and bringing on guests we might not usually get to work with.

I have been wanting to write on this topic for a little while, but it has been a topic that is ultimately escaping me. How can Atlassian admins both promote good Confluence database use for their users, as well as, how can they themselves get the most of it? Two vital questions!

After many years working as dedicated Atlassian admin, you become so much more than just someone who creates and configures projects. A good admin knows their way round the product like its nothing. A truly great admin is someone who can inspire and enable teams to get the most from the products. Someone who can translate business strategy and configure their tool(s) for the future.

What an amazing time we had down in Portsmouth for our Christmas party. ACE Solent was looking to send 2023 out with a bang as we celebrated the brilliance that was the server products. They gave so many companies a great platform to work with as well as many of us, including myself, a career. ACE Solent were joined by Andy Fernandez from Hycu. They gave us a great presentation around the importance of data retention and securing your data, regardless of whether it is a SaaS product.