[FAST] Mise à jour de la roadmap produit
Communiqué concernant des mises à jour de la roadmap de FAST, qui ont des impacts non négligeables. En synthèse :
- Linux et UNIX ne seront plus supportés dans les prochaines sorties de produit (ultérieure à 2010). Cependant, la version FAST 2010 (multi OS) sera supporté par la garantie 10 ans.
- Simplification des licences : CAL + Serveurs pour intranet et uniquement Serveurs pour internet. Fini le mode de la licence au nombre de requêtes et de documents traités
- 2 version de SharePoint 2010 pour internet : la standard et l’entreprise. Cette dernière incluera la licence FAST Search for SharePoint Internet Sites (FSIS)
- Disparition de la vente des add-ons suivants : ImPulse, Unity, Recommendations et Featured Content qui seront progressivement réintégrés dans la Roadmap de FAST
- Disparition de la vente de AdMomentum (le moteur de publicité)
Le communiqué :
Today, we announced that the 2010 release of FAST Search products, Microsoft® FAST™ Search Server 2010 for Internet Sites (FSIS) and Microsoft® FAST™ Search Server 2010 for Internal Applications (FSIA), will be the last release to include a search core that runs on Linux and UNIX. By focusing on Windows we'll be able to tap into a valuable set of competencies and assets across Microsoft and deliver better technologies more efficiently to our customers. We recognize that our future focus on Windows will be a transition for our non-Windows customers, and we're taking steps to help.
- We're committed to supporting ESP 5.3-our multi-OS search core-for 10 years as per our support policy. Non-Windows customers who want to remain on the ESP 5.3 core can take advantage of new Windows-only innovations by using a mixed-platform architecture.
- We remain committed to interoperability with non-Windows systems on both the front- and back-end. Our search solutions will crawl and index content stored on Windows, Linux, and Unix systems, and our UI controls will work with UI frameworks running on any operating system.
- We're introducing a Customer Upgrade Program that will help customers evaluate our hosted solutions and/or a Windows-based deployment. The program will help customers assess level of effort, plan for the project, and implement the upgrade.
Furthermore, we are also announcing four other roadmap updates:
- Simplified licensing models: We're simplifying the way we license our products and making pricing more transparent. In the 2010 Wave our Productivity search products will be licensed using a Server/CAL model and our Internet search products will be licensed using a Server-only model. Qualifying customers will receive license grants to our new 2010 wave products.
- SharePoint for Internet Sites, Enterprise: In the 2010 Wave we will offer two versions of SharePoint for Internet Sites-Enterprise and Standard. The Enterprise version will include rights to FAST Search for SharePoint for use outside the firewall.
- ESP Add-ons: At FAST Search for Internet Sites (FSIS) availability we will no longer sell ImPulse, Unity, Recommendations, or Featured Content as separate add-ons. Commerce, Federation, and Recommendations capabilities will still be available as a part of FSIS and are included in our product roadmap. Partners need to engage FAST Global Services to implement these capabilities for interested customers.
- AdMomentum: Effective February 2, 2010, we will no longer sell FAST AdMomentum, our search-based advertising solution.
Une FAQ est disponible ici.
Pierre Vivier-Merle
PS du 13/02/10 : Quelques corrections ont été apportées au post initial (Merci à François Aveline :-)
