As part of our post Design Studio 1.6 roadmap rollout, was something that many people have noticed; that future platform development will be concentrated on the BI Platform.
What this means
Why we made this decision
It is no accident that we actively seek customer feedback on our roadmaps, so that we can prioritize the functionality most desired by our customers. The choice of a server platform, or multiple server platforms is one of these cases. Let’s step back in time a few years, to the early days of Design Studio. One of Design Studio’s earliest roles was to be a “better BEx”. If one were to survey our customer landscape then, they would see no clear consensus as to which platform was preferred. A majority of our customers used the BIP then, but a plurality of customers were using pure Netweaver environments.
Now, three years later, we are looking at a changed customer landscape. Most Design Studio customers who were running pure Netweaver landscapes now use the BIP for a variety of reasons. At least 90% of our customers worldwide use the BIP. Having such a clear a platform consensus means that we can feel comfortable concentrating development on that one platform. We have a responsibility to our customers, to build a better Design Studio for the largest possible number of customers and rather than slowly develop functionality on multiple platforms, we can maximize progress where the customers are.
Concentrating new functionality development on the BIP means that the 90% will see accelerated functionality development. The rest can continue with their existing scenarios. We’re confident that the improved functionality will also entice them to make the switch.
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