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Using Atlassian Rovo to Connect AI, Knowledge, and Workflows

Using Atlassian Rovo to Connect AI, Knowledge, and Workflows

Key Takeaways Rovo gives AI the organizational context generic chatbots often lack. It connects people, projects, documents, and workflows through the Atlassian Teamwork Graph. Teams can find project context faster. Rovo pulls together information from Jira,...

How Product Teams Can Prioritize Better with Foxly for Jira

How Product Teams Can Prioritize Better with Foxly for Jira

Key Takeaways Gut-feel prioritization does not scale. A consistent scoring framework helps teams make backlog decisions based on business value, effort, urgency, and risk instead of whoever asks the loudest. Foxly brings prioritization directly into Jira. Teams can...

Atlassian Is Changing How You Pay for Usage: What You Need to Know

Atlassian Is Changing How You Pay for Usage: What You Need to Know

Key Takeaways Atlassian is expanding usage-based pricing on December 3, 2026. Existing subscriptions remain, but certain AI, automation, Assets, service management, and Bitbucket capabilities will now include metered usage. Extra usage is enabled by default....

Understanding the October 2026 Atlassian Cloud Pricing Changes

Understanding the October 2026 Atlassian Cloud Pricing Changes

Key takeaways Pricing changes begin October 13, 2026: New Atlassian Cloud purchases, renewals, and upgrades will reflect updated list prices starting on this date. Increases vary by product and tier: Most changes range from 3% to 10%, with larger increases affecting...

Why Agile Teams Struggle with Predictability (and How Data Can Fix It)

Why Agile Teams Struggle with Predictability (and How Data Can Fix It)

Introduction Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another SPK & Associates Vlog. My name is Michael Roberts, and today I am joined by Julia Wester, CEO of 55 Degrees, who is an Atlassian Marketplace Partner. So, Julia, welcome, and please introduce yourself. Hi....

10 Ways Loom Helps Teams Work Faster and Smarter

10 Ways Loom Helps Teams Work Faster and Smarter

Introduction Hello and welcome to this video. Teams today face a difficult paradox. We are asking them to deliver higher quality products faster than ever. Yet our teams are drowning in a sea of synchronous meetings. Physically, being in the same room, or even virtual...

Your First Rovo Agent in 15 Minutes

Your First Rovo Agent in 15 Minutes

Hello, and welcome to this video entitled Your First Rovo Agent in 15 Minutes. I'm the Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK & Associates. We're an Atlassian Gold Solution Partner, and we're going to try to do this very quickly so that you can build...

What is Atlassian Doing With Your Data?

What is Atlassian Doing With Your Data?

Engineering leadership often faces a difficult choice between adopting cutting-edge innovation and maintaining strict data sovereignty.  This balance is particularly delicate in regulated environments like medical device manufacturing, automotive engineering, and...

5 Key Takeaways from the PTC NEXT for Engineering Teams

5 Key Takeaways from the PTC NEXT for Engineering Teams

PTC NEXT Spring 2026 showcased a clear vision for the future of engineering software: connected product data, AI-powered workflows, modern cloud platforms, and an increasingly integrated digital thread spanning CAD, PLM, ALM, manufacturing, and service operations....