Extender for Jira is one of those applications after which admin`s life will never be the same. Why? When we count how much time we lost so far on activities that this add-on does for us, we will know the answer. Here is a review of this plugin. And a contest. Enjoy!

Recruitment questions that you can arm yourself with as a Jira administrator
“What is the admin’s day like? Who is the decision maker? How does the team work?” On the market, not only knowledge and experience count, but also attitude and your will to develop. When applying for the Jira administrator position, it is worth taking the initiative and asking a few accurate questions. They will allow you to better understand your potential role, but also to establish a relationship with the recruiter or future employer.

Podcast: Jexo with friends
Hi! On Tuesday, October 18th at 11:00 am CET you will be able to see the Jexo with Friends podcast in which I participated. The program is hosted by Biro Florin, founder of Jexo. Biro produces so much valuable content that it’s hard to keep up with it! I especially recommend the Atlassian News with Jexo series, which, as Biro told me, is sometimes also a source of knowledge for… Atlassian employees 🙂 And of course I invite you watch the podcast on YouTube. Attention! This time I`m broadcasting from the garage, the quietest place in my house;)

Watch Work Life keynotes on-demand
Hi! Atlassian shared lectures from the Work Life conference. You can learn from them, among others, how to better organize your and your team’s work, take a look: https://events.atlassian.com/worklife/on-demand-library. Cheers!

What is Jira's reindex and why do you want to do it?
As the Jira administrator, you want your instance to run quickly and efficiently. Among other things, re-indexing will help you. Check what it is and how often to do it!

Confluence Server and Data Center security advisory - CVE-2022-26134
There is known exploitation of this vulnerability in Confluence Server version 7.18.0. Subsequent testing indicates that multiple versions of Confluence Server and Data Center, including version 7.4.0 and newer, are vulnerable. There are currently no fixed versions of Confluence Server and Data Center available. Estimated time to deploy the fix is 24 hours. Until then Atlassian recommends to restrict Confluence Server and Data Center instances from the internet or disable them.