Bitbucket

Bitbucket: Code and CI/CD, Powered by the Atlassian Platform

What is Bitbucket? Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool, designed to streamline software delivery from planning to production. Optimized for teams using Jira, it offers built-in AI capabilities, CI/CD, and seamless integration within the Atlassian platform. It allows teams to elevate their software delivery process.

Key Features and Benefits

• Simplified Toolchain: Consolidates code and CI/CD onto a single platform, covering the entire software development lifecycle.
• Accelerated Velocity: Employs AI and automation to minimize tedious tasks and context switching by centralizing developer workflows.
• Enhanced Collaboration: Facilitates easy sharing of code and CI/CD updates across software, ITOps, and business teams through Jira, Confluence, and the Atlassian platform.

Security and Compliance

• Org-Wide Quality Control: Enforces internal code quality policies and compliance requirements using customizable merge checks unique to the organization.
• Built-in Security: Continuously monitors and addresses security vulnerabilities during development, code review, and within the CI/CD pipeline. Integrates with security partners like Snyk, Synopsys, and Sonar.
• Platform-Level CI/CD Orchestration: Centralizes and enforces CI/CD workflows at the platform level, ensuring adherence to compliance policies and best practices.
• Granular Access Permissions: Provides control over permissions at the workspace, project, repository, branch, or environment level.

AI Capabilities

How does Bitbucket use AI? Bitbucket leverages AI throughout the software lifecycle to enhance developer experience and increase velocity.

• AI-Generated PR Descriptions: Automatically generates pull request summaries based on code changes and commit messages.
• Generative AI Editing: Assists developers in writing clear and concise comments and pull request summaries.
• Atlassian Rovo: Integrates with Atlassian Rovo to enable users to find information across SaaS apps, understand project context, and accelerate productivity within and beyond code.
• AI Integrations: Allows users to integrate with preferred AI tools for code suggestions with context from Bitbucket repositories and AI-driven code reviews.

Integrations

Bitbucket integrates seamlessly with a variety of tools, including:

• Jira: Provides real-time visibility into development progress and allows teams to track issues and collaborate effectively.
• Snyk, Synopsys, Sonar: Supports security monitoring and vulnerability detection.
• Compass: Helps navigate complex software by understanding repository ownership, mapping dependencies, and finding information faster.

User Testimonials

• Nate Van Dusen, Engineering Program Management Director at Trulia, notes the transformative impact of the Jira/Bitbucket integration on team communication, collaboration, and code deployment.

Why is Bitbucket Important?

Bitbucket empowers development teams to streamline their workflows, enhance collaboration, and ensure code quality and security. By integrating AI, automation, and best-in-class Jira integration, Bitbucket helps teams accelerate software delivery and achieve their development goals more efficiently. It centralizes developer workflows, reduce distractions, and provides security and compliance at scale.