How to Detect Sensitive Data in Confluence (And What’s Hiding in Yours)

How to Detect Sensitive Data in Confluence

One of the joys of Confluence is that it’s so easy to create, edit and share documents across different teams and projects. With all this content, however, the chances are you’re going to have some sensitive data hiding there. And this can incur real-world risks for your people and projects. Unless you fully understand the […]

How to Publish Across Confluence Spaces (And Why You Should)

How to Publish Across Confluence Spaces

Recently, we’ve been sharing lots of tips here on the AppFox blog for how to manage your Confluence documents. From using Confluence as your complete document management system to deep-dives on page statuses and page permissions, we’ve been serving up a whole heap of document management and data protection content for you. In this post, […]

Confluence Page Statuses vs Workflows for Confluence

Confluence Page Statuses vs Workflows for Confluence

Recently, we wrote about how you can use Confluence as your ultimate document management tool. A key element of successful document management is the approval stage. Now, there are several tools and macros you can use to add clarity and value your approvals process, from third-party apps to Confluence’s native features like page restrictions and labels. […]

5 Jira Migration Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

5 Jira Migration Mistakes

Whether you’re leading a Jira migration yourself, or planning to work with a consultancy partner, migrations can be a LOT of work. So, we’re here to help. In this article, we’ll cover the most common Jira migration mistakes that can crop up. Most importantly, we’ll also explain how you can avoid them. Let’s go! Some […]

Recommended timelines for a Jira Clean Up

Recommended timelines for a Jira Clean Up

If you read our last post on how to prepare for a Jira clean up, you may have gathered that we love working with (and creating apps for) Jira. And as you’ve come back for more clean up tips and guidance, we’re betting you love it too! When a Jira instance is clean, structured and […]

The complete guide to page permissions in Confluence

The complete guide to page permissions in Confluence

Your Confluence probably holds a lot of information. Some of this will be open to everyone, but there are bound to be some documents and data that need to be protected more carefully. This is where Confluence  permissions take center stage. From space permissions to individual page restrictions, you can choose how to lock down and protect […]

How to do a Jira Clean Up – the 6 stages

How to do a Jira Clean Up

If you’re read our other posts about Jira clean ups, hopefully you’re now pretty confident in the following: How often you should be doing them How to prepare for them Why they’re important But what you might not know is that there are six stages to a clean up. And, today, we’re going to guide […]

The importance of a Jira clean up

The importance of a Jira clean up

Whether you’re a Jira Admin, or simply a day-to-day user, have a think about your Jira instance for a moment. What kind of state is it in? Are you working in an ordered, usable instance? Or are you wading through unwanted data, duplicates and issues? If it’s the latter (which is the case for a lot […]

The ultimate guide to data classification in Confluence

The ultimate guide to data classification in Confluence

We’d imagine your Confluence is home to hundreds, if not thousands, of pages. Right now, do you feel as though you have the right tools and processes in place to protect and manage all that information? If the answer is no, don’t worry! This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to […]

How to prepare for your Jira clean-up

How to prepare for your Jira clean-up

Usually there’s only a small team of Admins – or even just one of you! – and you’re responsible for ensuring that Jira works properly for your entire organization. That’s no mean feat when your Jira instance is a hive of activity: Projects, issues, users, tasks, workflows, fields, stories, and more. (If you’re not a Jira Admin, […]