On the 16th of October 2020, Atlassian announced radical changes to their offering.
From February 2nd 2021, Atlassian will stop selling new Server licenses for any of their products.
A year later, in February 2022, it will not be possible to upgrade or downgrade your Atlassian Server product tier.
From February 2023, it will not be possible to buy new Atlassian Server apps.
The last deadline, February 2024, will see no license renewal available for Server products, and that will be the end of Atlassian Server support.
Of course, as Server licenses are perpetual, Server users may continue their operation on the existing version and configuration of their existing system.
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
It’s not all doom and gloom in Atlassian Cloud.
Atlassian recognises the importance and the complexity of the regulations we have to comply to in the Medical Device industry. They are moving towards providing a number of additional features to help bridge the existing gaps to compliance. Some examples for Confluence will include:
▪ Password policy is available for all tiers;
▪ Audit logs are available for all subscription tiers;
▪ Encryption in transit and at rest is available for all tiers;
▪ Sandbox mode and Release Tracks will be available for Cloud Premium and Cloud Enterprise versions;
▪ Data residency is currently available only for Cloud Enterprise plans;
▪ Apps will be allowed to manage their own data residency for GDPR purposes;
▪ Atlassian will be HIPAA compliant.
| ▪ | Password policy is available for all tiers; |
| ▪ | Audit logs are available for all subscription tiers; |
| ▪ | Encryption in transit and at rest is available for all tiers; |
| ▪ | Sandbox mode and Release Tracks will be available for Cloud Premium and Cloud Enterprise versions; |
| ▪ | Data residency is currently available only for Cloud Enterprise plans; |
| ▪ | Apps will be allowed to manage their own data residency for GDPR purposes; |
| ▪ | Atlassian will be HIPAA compliant. |
The most important of all is the Sandbox and Release Tracks. With these tools a company will be able to “delay” updates for a couple of weeks while performing validation tests to ensure the integrity of the update. This will require a certain amount of automation, as it is not reasonable to re-validate your instance every 2 weeks.
In light of all of this, we at SoftComply have decided to focus our development efforts on automating the integrity check of Confluence before an update is released. Stay tuned!
For the full article that includes the impact of Atlassian decision on the Regulated Industries as well as your migration options regarding the Atlassian platforms, please read on here.
