In 2022, not many topics in the Atlassian ecosystem are being discussed as often as the hosting variant of Atlassian software. Jira Cloud and Server both have their advantages and disadvantages, which is why it is important to inform yourself about the two variants before making a licensing decision. So that you can make your decision based on information, we have summarized all the knowledge worth knowing on this topic in this article.
Jira from Atlassian is a project management software that helps teams to organize their collaboration in an agile way. It started as a tool for software developers, but is now used by all kind of project management teams worldwide. The application enables precise planning of the individual steps of a project, and gives team members an overview of the current status at any time. To-Dos are created in Jira as stories or tasks, placed in specific sprints to work off. In the process, the volume of tasks can be estimated and precisely distributed among team members. This makes Jira the perfect tool to help project managers achieve successful work.
With Jira Server, the software is hosted on a server that is owned by the company or an external one. With the Cloud version, on the other hand, the system is managed on servers maintained by Atlassian. By hosting yourself with the Server version, you get greater autonomy and more configuration options. However, you also have to accept greater responsibility in terms of data protection and a greater effort to maintain the instance. With the cloud version, the effort for data protection and maintenance of the instance is omitted. In return, you have fewer configuration options and less autonomy (although the resulting loss of benefit seems rather manageable for most companies).
Below, we explain the more in-depth differences between the two hosting variants:
Migration to the cloud is all the rage in 2022, and there are good reasons why. In our article “10 Benefits of Cloud Migration”, we listed the top ten. These reasons include:
The rest of the reasons and detailed explanations can be found here:
Atlassian sees the future of its software in the Cloud variant. If you use Jira Server, you surely know it already: in February 2021, the sale of new Server licenses ended. As of February 15th of this year, the ability to upgrade and downgrade Server licenses has now also ended.
Other important dates that you can mark in your calendar are the following:
15th of February 2023: End of sale for Server apps
2nd of February 2024: End of support for Server products and apps.
Therefore, if you are currently still using Jira as a Server version, it is recommended to migrate to Cloud, as your hosting variant will soon no longer be available. To do this, you should find out quickly what this migration could look like for your company.
As you can see: migrating to Jira Cloud is worthwhile! But how do you actually migrate to Cloud, and which migration plan is the right one? Our experienced consulting team has the answers to your questions!
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