confluence state of the union 2009
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The past year was a big one for Confluence — the Office and Widget Connector, major search improvements, updates to the rich text editor — and 2009 is the year Confluence went social. This session explores major innovations in Confluence in the past year and discusses a few to anticipate.Atlassian Speakers: Bill Arconati, Per FragemannKey Takeaways: * Understand key new capabilities * Discuss direction and strategy with product managers * Highlight: Confluence 3TRANSCRIPT
Confluence State of the Union
Bill Arconati & Per Fragemann, Atlassian
Collaboration TrackToday Tomorrow
Agenda• Past
• Present
• Future
Itʼs been a while...
Itʼs been a while...
But the mission remains the same
Over 9,000 customers
7,500+ paying customers in 93 countries
1,500+ non-profit customers
20,000 personal wikis
Wide spectrum of:
• Industries
• Organization Sizes
• Deployment Sizes
Over 9,000 customers
7,500+ paying customers in 93 countries
1,500+ non-profit customers
20,000 personal wikis
Wide spectrum of:
• Industries
• Organization Sizes
• Deployment Sizes
3 Confluence Deployments That Will Blow You Away Tues 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Dozens of Use Cases
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4 Examples to Root Your Confluence DeploymentTues 10:00 am
Hundreds of Developers
Hundreds of Developers
10 Must-Have Plugins Mon 4:45
Hundreds of Developers
10 Must-Have Plugins Mon 4:45
Building Killer Communities Tues 1:30
Release Momentum
Confluence 2.9 (AUG 2008):
• Office Connector
• SharePoint Connector
Confluence 2.10 (DEC 2008):
• Widget Connector
• Search Improvements
• Quick Navigation
Search: From Good to Great
Search: From Good to Great
2008: UI & Quick Navigation
Quick Navigation: Real Time Search
2008: UI & Quick Navigation
Quick Navigation: Real Time Search
2008: UI & Quick Navigation
Quick Navigation: Real Time Search
75%
2008: Widget Connector
Connect anything Web 2.0
2008: Widget Connector
Connect anything Web 2.0
2008: Widget Connector
Connect anything Web 2.0
2008: Widget Connector
Connect anything Web 2.0
2008: Widget Connector
Connect anything Web 2.0
2008: Widget Connector
Connect anything Web 2.0
Google Spreadsheets
and more: Next week
Office Connector: Edit in Word
Office Connector: Edit in Word
Documents at your fingertips
Documents at your fingertips
Documents at your fingertips
DOC,PPT, PDF&XLS
Confluence 3
Confluence 3In Stores Today!
RicherPages,Faster
The Macro BrowserUseful
• Task lists
• Charts
• Widgets
• More!Easy
• Point and Click
• Anyone can do itVast
• 80+ bundled macros
The Plugin ExchangeGreat for Customers
• Hundreds of plugins
• Evaluate
• Rate
Good for Developers
• Get Discovered - 9000 custs
• Customer Feedback
• Earn $$$
DiscoverPeople
Hover ProfilePeople at the forefront
Learn more anywhere in the app
• Profile Photo
• Current Status
• Personal Space
• Follow
Hover ProfilePeople at the forefront
Learn more anywhere in the app
• Profile Photo
• Current Status
• Personal Space
• Follow
Hover Profile
Hover Profile
Richer ProfilesUser Activity
• See your recent activity
More Information Fields
• Phone & IM
• Position
• Department
• Location
Richer Profiles
Richer Profiles
ConnectWithPeople
Build Your NetworkFollow people
• Relevant, Important, Interesting…
View Their Activity
• Pages, Comments, Blogs, Status Updates
Subscribe
• View in personal profile or RSS reader
Build your network
Build your network
Share Your StatusEfficient
• Share bits of info without wiki pages or blogs
Smart
• Supports links and wiki markup
Integrated
• Displayed alongside your other activities
Share your status
Share your status
Enhanced Personal Spaces
New Profile Panel gives more detail:
• Current Status
• Recent activity
• Network
Enhanced Personal Spaces
Enhanced Personal Spaces
TonsofImprovements
Lightning Fast
Lightning Fast50% faster page rendering
Lightning Fast50% faster page rendering
20% higher, more constant throughput
Lightning Fast50% faster page rendering
20% higher, more constant throughput
Better hardware utilization for vertical scaling
Lightning Fast50% faster page rendering
20% higher, more constant throughput
Better hardware utilization for vertical scaling
Improved client-side caching
Lightning Fast50% faster page rendering
20% higher, more constant throughput
Better hardware utilization for vertical scaling
Improved client-side caching
100% faster page rendering in Cluster through improved horizontal scaling
Lightning Fast
Lightning Fast
Scaling Confluence 3:45 pm - 4:40 pm
PDF Overhaul
PDF Overhaul
2x to 3x faster
PDF Overhaul
2x to 3x faster
Beautiful and optimized for PDF and print
PDF Overhaul
2x to 3x faster
Beautiful and optimized for PDF and print
Headers, footers, cover pages, table of content
PDF Overhaul
2x to 3x faster
Beautiful and optimized for PDF and print
Headers, footers, cover pages, table of content
Everything customizable using CSS
PDF Overhaul
PDF Overhaul
PDF Overhaul
PDF Overhaul
PDF OverhaulFonts
Header
Table Style
Better and focused page comparisons
Better and focused page comparisons
... and email notifications!
Vastly improved table editing
Vastly improved table editing
New Pricing,New Names
New Pricing
Future Directions
Integration & OpenSocialGadgets
• Expose Confluence content
• Include other content into Confluence
Dashboards
• Configurable Dashboard
• Import gadgets from other systems
Intro to OpenSocialMon 3.45
Better! Faster! Easier!
Better! Faster! Easier!
Rich Text EditorSupportability
Usability
Availability
Performance
Page Ordering Cluster storage model
Security
Editor dialogs
UI sexiness Macrobrowser Supercharge
Linking dialog
Media dialog Usage statistics
Quality
Plugin systemREST API
Extended profiles
Status replies
I18N
Space selector
Clustering
Powertools
AJAX
Better! Faster! Easier!
InnovationRich Text Editor
Supportability
Usability
Availability
Performance
Page Ordering Cluster storage model
Security
Editor dialogs
UI sexiness Macrobrowser Supercharge
Linking dialog
Media dialog Usage statistics
Quality
Plugin systemREST API
Extended profiles
Status replies
I18N
Space selector
Clustering
Powertools
AJAX
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