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Girls'Day 2023 program at XALT
It's exactly 4 weeks away and we're looking forward to Girls' Day 2023! At XALT, we are fully committed to diversity,
DevSecOps in the manufacturing industry
Industrial companies today are under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality products faster and more efficiently while ensuring operational security. DevSecOps, a set of
Important advantages of a corporate intranet
In today's business world, an effective intranet is essential for any company if it wants to stay ahead of the competition. An intranet is an internal communication
Intranet rollout: How to convince all employees
Launching a new intranet can be an exciting time for your business. But it can also be daunting, because it means significant change
Glossary for DevSecOps
In recent years, DevSecOps has emerged as an important approach to software development that focuses on security throughout the software development lifecycle.
11 creative Jira announcement banner examples
As a Jira user, you know how important clear communication and collaboration between team members is to ensure successful project delivery. Here come the Jira
How to choose the right intranet solution for your business
As a business owner or manager, you know that effective communication and collaboration are critical to success. But in today's fast-paced, digital world, it can take
Advantages of a responsive intranet for your company
In today's increasingly mobile world, it's more important than ever for companies to have a responsive intranet that they can access from any device.
Guide: Troubleshooting and fixing production issues in distributed systems
Distributed systems are the backbone of many modern software applications and platforms. They enable scalability and availability of services by distributing workloads across multiple
10 Best Practices for Deploying and Managing Microservices in the Production Environment
Microservices are a hot topic in software development, and for good reason. By breaking down a monolithic application into smaller, independently deployable services
What is DevSecOps and how does it improve the software development process
DevSecOps is a relatively new approach to software development and deployment that focuses on integrating security throughout the software development process. Through the
How cloud security can drive business success
The cloud has become an invaluable resource for businesses of all sizes, providing access to data and applications from anywhere and enabling the
The role of security in successful DevOps implementation
DevOps is the interplay of people, processes and technology to continuously create value for customers. By bringing together development and operations teams and
Pledge 1% at XALT
Worldwide, Pledge-1% moves companies to give back to society. One percent of their time, capital, products or profits are donated to a nonprofit organization of their
How to deploy to production 100 times a day (CI/CD)
The success of a software company depends on its ability to deliver new features, fix bugs, and improve code and infrastructure in a short period of time. A
What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
Infrastructure as Code describes the management and deployment of computer data centers through machine-readable definition files. Rather than using physical hardware configuration or interactive configuration tools. The
BSH Hausgeräte wins Inkometa Award for the best intranet
BSH Hausgeräte has won the Inkometa Award for the best intranet in the Social Intranet / Collaboration Intranet category. The company received the award for
5 key skills for becoming a DevSecOps engineer
Read about the 5 key skills for becoming a DevSecOps engineer. Security has become an increasingly integral part of software development.
The 11 XALT steps to Better Code
Wondering how we code and develop software at XALT? In this blog post, we share some of our guiding principles when it comes to software development of any kind.
The best equipment for your home office
Remote work is on everyone's lips and has become an integral part of the modern working world. However, in addition to "simply working from home" and
Shortlist for Inkometa Award - Category: Intranet
We are happy to announce that the BSH Intranet is on the INKOMETA shortlist for the best intranet in the category "Intranet & Digital Workplace".
Console.log podcast interview with Fabienne
Our colleague Fabienne Gerhard was a guest on the console.log podcast ("hello heroes"); your former university; Munich University of Applied Sciences. The first episode of the podcast is dedicated to
Team Event Munich - June 2022
The last team event in October 2021 was a great success. The event was urgently needed due to Covid-19. The team liked it so much that
How to get started DevOps Automation and why it's important
DevOps automation enables faster and more consistent deployments, better tracking of deployments, and better control over the release process. In addition, DevOps automation can contribute to,
The first Girls' Day at XALT 2022
Girls' Day is a nationwide campaign in which schoolgirls from the 5th grade onwards spend a day in a company of their choice to gain an insight into a
How to get started with DevOps
If you're new to DevOps, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. But fear not! In this post, we'll give you
The 4 best social intranet solutions in comparison
In the past, often only large companies had an intranet. Nowadays, in the era of hybrid and remote work models, however, more and more small and medium-sized companies are using
How to create engaging Confluence pages
Creating meaningful Confluence pages can be a bit daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Confluence is a great tool for teams of all sizes, and there are
Digitization and automation of processes with Jira
Are you currently considering digitizing and automating your sales team processes? But you're not sure why or how you should go about it? Then ask
Advantages of digital business processes
Digital transformation, cloud technologies and business process automation are key topics in companies around the world. Therefore, it is also not surprising that companies are
Digitized business processes for an improved customer and user experience
Customers buy from companies that give them the best, most seamless, and easiest digital experience. In today's world, speed is everything. Whoever is the first to
Post Mortem on Incidents - How to Manage Downtimes
Mistakes are human and can lead to simple or even serious incidents. Let's face it: we can try to avoid mistakes, but sooner or later
Atlassian Data Center vs Cloud - What to choose and when
Atlassian Cloud or Data Center. Both deployment methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Which one you choose depends mostly on your requirements, the number of
Keynote Container8 - The all in one DevOps as a Service Platforms
End of last year, we launched Container8 - a DevOps as a Service platform. DevOps, in general, can affect an entire organization and implement a
Atlassian Community - Virtual XMAS Party
Christmas is the time of joy, happiness and love. It brings people together and offers the perfect opportunity to review the past year.
2021 Throwback and what's to come
The year is nearing its end and the time has come to celebrate Christmas and New Year with your friends, family and loved ones. Earlier
CALMS framework
CALMS is a framework that allows you to assess your company's ability to adopt DevOps processes, as well as enables you to measure success during a DevOps transformation.
CALMS stands for Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement and Sharing.
XALT becomes AWS Consulting Partner
Since 2016, we have been helping and accompanying IT teams on their way to implementing DevOps methods, cloud concepts and agile workflows. At the beginning of the year, XALT received the
Linchpin vs Refined: Confluence Intranet solutions compared
Confluence is an excellent basis for your corporate intranet. But only together with Linchpin or Refined you get your interface and functions, which Confluence
Best Practices Cloud Migration Jira and Confluence
Atlassian cloud migration of Confluence or JIRA environments is not to be underestimated. Over the years, you've accumulated a myriad of pages and sections that you'll need to
XALT Team Event 2021
It's been two long years since we last organized a team event and met most of us in one place. For
Advanced Image Gallery is Confluence Data Center ready
If you have always been looking for a solution to spice up your knowledge base and intranet articles in Confluence Data Center with impressive image galleries and sliders, you can
How to: Configuration - Google App Connector for Crowd
The Google App Connector comes standard with Crowd from Atlassian and can be configured directly in Crowd Administration. The Google App Connector
Faster time to market with DevOps
Life punishes those who are late. A proverb that everyone knows. And yet it hits the nail on the head in software development today. The faster you develop apps, plugins or software in this day and age...
Guide: 10 Things every new Jira Software Admin should do
Jira software from Atlassian can get very complex very quickly. There are countless plugins, tweaks and settings you can make to customize Jira. All
Guide - How to successfully implement Jira in your company and team
There are many project management tools on the market, but none of them are as versatile as Jira. The software integrates perfectly with common project management approaches, including
How to analyze and solve user problems as a Jira Admin in no time at all
As your company's Jira admin, you're always getting messages from users who are having issues with their Jira. Sometimes you can't access a certain function
How to create a (product) help center in Confluence
For businesses, providing quality customer support takes a tremendous amount of effort. To avoid getting bogged down in support tickets, many companies today use other solutions from the
How to add Jira Service Management to your Confluence Help Center
Help centers and support portals have become an indispensable part of everyday life. Every day your support team receives requests from users about bugs, problems or other questions. However
To add quicklinks to the announcement banner in Jira
Jira is designed to be clear in itself. You have a menu bar with some set links. However, these are either given through the system or are
Typical IT problems that can be solved with DevOps
DevOps - a buzzword that is becoming a mouthpiece in many companies lately. From "corporate disruption" and "agile everything", the spotlight of the IT industry had passed to DevOps in recent years...
Knowledge management with Confluence - You know nothing John Snow
Relax first, one of the smartest people of all time once said, " Intelligent people do not always know the answer to a question, but they
How to manage human resources with Jira
There are countless tools for managing human resources. The most important thing is that they are easy to implement and can be used as quickly as possible by all employees in the company.
Quality Assurance Testing with Xray and Jira
For an IT company it is especially important to deliver a software product with a high quality. The improvement of software development processes and their automation represents a considerable
Technical debt in agile software development
Imagine you're driving a car and you notice that your brakes aren't working properly anymore. But instead of having them repaired straight away, you decide to
Using the Jira Issue Collector as an application form on your website
Jira Service Management (also known as Jira Service Desk) is one of the most comprehensive and widely used ITSM tools. No matter whether internal company requests to IT departments or
Synchronize Jira projects between multiple Jira instances
Syncing Jira projects and tickets provides an easy way to collaborate with external partners on projects or link multiple internal Jira instances together. Why
Atlassian Hosting: Technical Approach
There are several options for Atlassian hosting. Server, Data Center or even directly in the Atlassian Cloud. One of these options is to host Atlassian software directly in the cloud.
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 3 Project Management & DNS
Also in cloud hosting of Atlassian software with AWS or Spinnaker, it makes sense to have dedicated project and user management. For Kubernetes, there are several ways to handle project and user management: 1. You can set up multiple EKS ...
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 2 Deployment
As described in Part 1, deploying Atlassian software using AWS and Spinnaker offers some essential benefits. The second part is about how to deploy them using YAML files. These contain the configuration of applications....
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 1 Infrastructure
The deployment of Atlassian software can be done with several tools. AWS in combination with Kubernetes and Spinnaker are particularly well suited for this. In the first part of this series, we will focus on the infrastructure for deploying Atlassian...
Atlassian Hosting: Atlassian Cloud vs. Data Center on AWS or Azure
The cloud is ubiquitous and new apps are released every day that can be used directly and on-demand and natively on the web. But not always
How working at XALT shapes my university life
Hello Alex, are you a working student at XALT? Please start by telling us a bit about yourself, your studies and your role at the company. Hi, that's right, I'm
Why a company wiki makes sense for your company
Every day we face new challenges in our job, we have to learn new skills and tools, and we have to gather the necessary information about projects or customers.
Project management tools in comparison: Jira vs. Asana vs. Monday
There are countless project management tools on the market. It can be a real challenge to make the right choice. After all, we want to
How to manage remote teams with Jira and Confluence
The world of work is in a state of flux in 2021. New technologies such as Jira and Confluence enable teams to work together remotely and handle projects across large distances.
Data security in the Atlassian Cloud
An essential advantage of having your own environment and using servers is that you are always aware of what is happening with your data, and
Create stylish Confluence pages in 4 easy steps
Confluence is one of those tools that can do just about anything. You can provide documentation for your users and projects, publish information and news and
Fast and efficient application processes with Jira
"The biggest challenge I face right now is long lead times. Active candidates want a job NOW or as soon as possible. In
Personalization of your Jira Service Desk for Customers and Employees
You put a lot of effort into communicating with your customers and try to improve your customer service and customer experience every day. To do this
Detailed reporting with Jira Service Management
Detailed reporting has always been part of any professional workflow. And so it is also easy to create detailed reports in Jira Service Management.
5 reasons why you should move to the cloud
The shift to the cloud is unstoppable. By the end of 2020, it is estimated that 83% of all global enterprise workloads will take place in the cloud. And
XALT goes gold - Atlassian Gold Partner
Having worked with Atlassian since XALT's inception, we achieved Gold Partner status with Atlassian earlier this year, and that's only the
Important advantages of a corporate intranet
In today's business world, an effective intranet is essential for any company if it wants to stay ahead of the competition. An intranet is an internal communication
Intranet rollout: How to convince all employees
Launching a new intranet can be an exciting time for your business. But it can also be daunting, because it means significant change
11 creative Jira announcement banner examples
As a Jira user, you know how important clear communication and collaboration between team members is to ensure successful project delivery. Here come the Jira
How to choose the right intranet solution for your business
As a business owner or manager, you know that effective communication and collaboration are critical to success. But in today's fast-paced, digital world, it can take
Advantages of a responsive intranet for your company
In today's increasingly mobile world, it's more important than ever for companies to have a responsive intranet that they can access from any device.
The 4 best social intranet solutions in comparison
In the past, often only large companies had an intranet. Nowadays, in the era of hybrid and remote work models, however, more and more small and medium-sized companies are using
How to create engaging Confluence pages
Creating meaningful Confluence pages can be a bit daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Confluence is a great tool for teams of all sizes, and there are
Digitization and automation of processes with Jira
Are you currently considering digitizing and automating your sales team processes? But you're not sure why or how you should go about it? Then ask
Atlassian Data Center vs Cloud - What to choose and when
Atlassian Cloud or Data Center. Both deployment methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Which one you choose depends mostly on your requirements, the number of
Linchpin vs Refined: Confluence Intranet solutions compared
Confluence is an excellent basis for your corporate intranet. But only together with Linchpin or Refined you get your interface and functions, which Confluence
Best Practices Cloud Migration Jira and Confluence
Atlassian cloud migration of Confluence or JIRA environments is not to be underestimated. Over the years, you've accumulated a myriad of pages and sections that you'll need to
Advanced Image Gallery is Confluence Data Center ready
If you have always been looking for a solution to spice up your knowledge base and intranet articles in Confluence Data Center with impressive image galleries and sliders, you can
How to: Configuration - Google App Connector for Crowd
The Google App Connector comes standard with Crowd from Atlassian and can be configured directly in Crowd Administration. The Google App Connector
Guide: 10 Things every new Jira Software Admin should do
Jira software from Atlassian can get very complex very quickly. There are countless plugins, tweaks and settings you can make to customize Jira. All
Guide - How to successfully implement Jira in your company and team
There are many project management tools on the market, but none of them are as versatile as Jira. The software integrates perfectly with common project management approaches, including
How to analyze and solve user problems as a Jira Admin in no time at all
As your company's Jira admin, you're always getting messages from users who are having issues with their Jira. Sometimes you can't access a certain function
How to create a (product) help center in Confluence
For businesses, providing quality customer support takes a tremendous amount of effort. To avoid getting bogged down in support tickets, many companies today use other solutions from the
How to add Jira Service Management to your Confluence Help Center
Help centers and support portals have become an indispensable part of everyday life. Every day your support team receives requests from users about bugs, problems or other questions. However
To add quicklinks to the announcement banner in Jira
Jira is designed to be clear in itself. You have a menu bar with some set links. However, these are either given through the system or are
Knowledge management with Confluence - You know nothing John Snow
Relax first, one of the smartest people of all time once said, " Intelligent people do not always know the answer to a question, but they
How to manage human resources with Jira
There are countless tools for managing human resources. The most important thing is that they are easy to implement and can be used as quickly as possible by all employees in the company.
Quality Assurance Testing with Xray and Jira
For an IT company it is especially important to deliver a software product with a high quality. The improvement of software development processes and their automation represents a considerable
Using the Jira Issue Collector as an application form on your website
Jira Service Management (also known as Jira Service Desk) is one of the most comprehensive and widely used ITSM tools. No matter whether internal company requests to IT departments or
Synchronize Jira projects between multiple Jira instances
Syncing Jira projects and tickets provides an easy way to collaborate with external partners on projects or link multiple internal Jira instances together. Why
Atlassian Hosting: Technical Approach
There are several options for Atlassian hosting. Server, Data Center or even directly in the Atlassian Cloud. One of these options is to host Atlassian software directly in the cloud.
Atlassian Hosting: Atlassian Cloud vs. Data Center on AWS or Azure
The cloud is ubiquitous and new apps are released every day that can be used directly and on-demand and natively on the web. But not always
Why a company wiki makes sense for your company
Every day we face new challenges in our job, we have to learn new skills and tools, and we have to gather the necessary information about projects or customers.
Project management tools in comparison: Jira vs. Asana vs. Monday
There are countless project management tools on the market. It can be a real challenge to make the right choice. After all, we want to
How to manage remote teams with Jira and Confluence
The world of work is in a state of flux in 2021. New technologies such as Jira and Confluence enable teams to work together remotely and handle projects across large distances.
Data security in the Atlassian Cloud
An essential advantage of having your own environment and using servers is that you are always aware of what is happening with your data, and
Create stylish Confluence pages in 4 easy steps
Confluence is one of those tools that can do just about anything. You can provide documentation for your users and projects, publish information and news and
Fast and efficient application processes with Jira
"The biggest challenge I face right now is long lead times. Active candidates want a job NOW or as soon as possible. In
Personalization of your Jira Service Desk for Customers and Employees
You put a lot of effort into communicating with your customers and try to improve your customer service and customer experience every day. To do this
Detailed reporting with Jira Service Management
Detailed reporting has always been part of any professional workflow. And so it is also easy to create detailed reports in Jira Service Management.
Release more often
Safe valuable time at your next release by using a fully automated and customized product pipeline to your advantage.
Fast MTTR and low complexity small releases reduce the risk in your product pipeline.
Keep a complex microservice environment secure
Reduce costs of your managed toolchains with the included, proactive tool maintenance and on-demand support.
Bring different departments together
Easily bring teams of different departments together and collaborate on software releases by automating recurring tasks and workflows.
Enable real agility, delivering constant results in large complex environments.
DevSecOps in the manufacturing industry
Industrial companies today are under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality products faster and more efficiently while ensuring operational security. DevSecOps, a set of
Glossary for DevSecOps
In recent years, DevSecOps has emerged as an important approach to software development that focuses on security throughout the software development lifecycle.
Guide: Troubleshooting and fixing production issues in distributed systems
Distributed systems are the backbone of many modern software applications and platforms. They enable scalability and availability of services by distributing workloads across multiple
10 Best Practices for Deploying and Managing Microservices in the Production Environment
Microservices are a hot topic in software development, and for good reason. By breaking down a monolithic application into smaller, independently deployable services
What is DevSecOps and how does it improve the software development process
DevSecOps is a relatively new approach to software development and deployment that focuses on integrating security throughout the software development process. Through the
The role of security in successful DevOps implementation
DevOps is the interplay of people, processes and technology to continuously create value for customers. By bringing together development and operations teams and
What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
Infrastructure as Code describes the management and deployment of computer data centers through machine-readable definition files. Rather than using physical hardware configuration or interactive configuration tools. The
5 key skills for becoming a DevSecOps engineer
Read about the 5 key skills for becoming a DevSecOps engineer. Security has become an increasingly integral part of software development.
How to get started DevOps Automation and why it's important
DevOps automation enables faster and more consistent deployments, better tracking of deployments, and better control over the release process. In addition, DevOps automation can contribute to,
How to get started with DevOps
If you're new to DevOps, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. But fear not! In this post, we'll give you
Post Mortem on Incidents - How to Manage Downtimes
Mistakes are human and can lead to simple or even serious incidents. Let's face it: we can try to avoid mistakes, but sooner or later
Keynote Container8 - The all in one DevOps as a Service Platforms
End of last year, we launched Container8 - a DevOps as a Service platform. DevOps, in general, can affect an entire organization and implement a
CALMS framework
CALMS is a framework that allows you to assess your company's ability to adopt DevOps processes, as well as enables you to measure success during a DevOps transformation.
CALMS stands for Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement and Sharing.
Faster time to market with DevOps
Life punishes those who are late. A proverb that everyone knows. And yet it hits the nail on the head in software development today. The faster you develop apps, plugins or software in this day and age...
Typical IT problems that can be solved with DevOps
DevOps - a buzzword that is becoming a mouthpiece in many companies lately. From "corporate disruption" and "agile everything", the spotlight of the IT industry had passed to DevOps in recent years...
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 3 Project Management & DNS
Also in cloud hosting of Atlassian software with AWS or Spinnaker, it makes sense to have dedicated project and user management. For Kubernetes, there are several ways to handle project and user management: 1. You can set up multiple EKS ...
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 2 Deployment
As described in Part 1, deploying Atlassian software using AWS and Spinnaker offers some essential benefits. The second part is about how to deploy them using YAML files. These contain the configuration of applications....
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 1 Infrastructure
The deployment of Atlassian software can be done with several tools. AWS in combination with Kubernetes and Spinnaker are particularly well suited for this. In the first part of this series, we will focus on the infrastructure for deploying Atlassian...
How cloud security can drive business success
The cloud has become an invaluable resource for businesses of all sizes, providing access to data and applications from anywhere and
How to deploy to production 100 times a day (CI/CD)
A software company's success is dependent on its ability to ship new features, fix bugs, and improve code and infrastructure.
Best Practices Cloud Migration Jira and Confluence
Atlassian cloud migration of Confluence or JIRA environments is not to be underestimated. Over the years, countless pages and areas have accumulated that need to be
Atlassian Hosting: Technical Approach
There are several options for Atlassian hosting. Server, Data Center or even directly in the Atlassian Cloud. One of these options is to host Atlassian software
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 2 Deployment
As described in Part 1, deploying Atlassian software using AWS and Spinnaker offers some essential benefits. The second part is about how to deploy them using YAML files. These contain the configuration of applications....
Deploying Atlassian Software with AWS and Spinnaker - Part 1 Infrastructure
The deployment of Atlassian software can be done with several tools. AWS in combination with Kubernetes and Spinnaker are particularly well suited for this. In the first part of this series, we will focus on the infrastructure for deploying Atlassian...
Atlassian Hosting: Atlassian Cloud vs. Data Center on AWS or Azure
The cloud is ubiquitous and new apps are released every day that can be used directly and on-demand and natively on the web. But not always
Data security in the Atlassian Cloud
An essential advantage of having your own environment and using servers is that you always know what is happening with your data.
5 reasons why you should move to the cloud
The shift to the cloud is unstoppable. By the end of 2020, it is estimated that 83% of all global enterprise workloads will be in the cloud.
Girls'Day 2023 program at XALT
It's exactly 4 weeks away and we're looking forward to Girls' Day 2023! At XALT, we are fully committed to diversity,
Pledge 1% at XALT
Worldwide, Pledge-1% moves companies to give back to society. One percent of their time, capital, products or profits are donated to a nonprofit organization of their
BSH Hausgeräte wins Inkometa Award for the best intranet
BSH Hausgeräte has won the Inkometa Award for the best intranet in the Social Intranet / Collaboration Intranet category. The company received the award for
The 11 XALT steps to Better Code
Wondering how we code and develop software at XALT? In this blog post, we share some of our guiding principles when it comes to software development of any kind.
The best equipment for your home office
Remote work is on everyone's lips and has become an integral part of the modern working world. However, in addition to "simply working from home" and
Shortlist for Inkometa Award - Category: Intranet
We are happy to announce that the BSH Intranet is on the INKOMETA shortlist for the best intranet in the category "Intranet & Digital Workplace".
Console.log podcast interview with Fabienne
Our colleague Fabienne Gerhard was a guest on the console.log podcast ("hello heroes"); your former university; Munich University of Applied Sciences. The first episode of the podcast is dedicated to
Team Event Munich - June 2022
The last team event in October 2021 was a great success. The event was urgently needed due to Covid-19. The team liked it so much that
The first Girls' Day at XALT 2022
Girls' Day is a nationwide campaign in which schoolgirls from the 5th grade onwards spend a day in a company of their choice to gain an insight into a
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