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Atlassian Team '26 Europe recap and highlights

Atlassian Team '26 Europe ran at RAI Amsterdam from 6 to 8 October, with Partner Accelerate on the Monday before, and this is our recap. Atlassian announced a lot. Its Service Collection roundup labels 23 items GA, Open Beta or Closed EAP, and 16 of them say GA. Outside it, most of what we tracked carries a beta, early access, rollout or Soon label. Wednesday's Founder Keynote ended abruptly: the…

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Atlassian Team 26 Europe took place from October 6-8 at RAI Amsterdam, preceding Partner Accelerate on October 5. Atlassian announced numerous updates, with 23 Service Collection items labeled Generally Available (GA), 16 Open Beta, and 4 Closed EAP. The Strategy Collection post had 5 Open Beta features and the sixth being Atlassian MCP.

Insights was described as GA in one post and a phased rollout in another. The Founder Keynote concluded abruptly due to a power outage. The Closing Keynote details are yet to be released. Admins are advised to check the status label before planning around a feature.

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