Confluence Roadmap and Initiatives

In Progress

SummaryArea of ImpactGoalLeadNext Step(s)
Confluence to Cloud MigrationAll users of Confluence

Atlassian, the vendor of the Confluence product has communicated that licensing of on-prem "server" product will end in February 2024. UNM IT is moving content, attachments, spaces, users and groups out of our UNM data center and into the vendor cloud no later than February 15, 2024.

IT Ops
  1. Finalize migration plan

  2. Communicate plan to stakeholders

  3. Conduct User Acceptance testing for content 


Completed

SummaryArea of ImpactGoalLeadOutcome
Security patching of on-prem systemAll users of ConfluenceUpgrade to minimum required version to address CVE-22023-22518 and avoid vulnerability
Ops
Successful upgrade to a secure system
Review an archiving addon to help maintain pagesIT ApplicationsKeep Confluence documentation up-to-date and accurate through automated expiry and notification of pages that become old or unused.
12/2017: The Midori archiving plugin was identified as a viable solution. Procurement of the plugin is on hold until Confluence is upgraded and a new architecture is finalized.
Review options for hosting ConfluenceAllSummarize the costs of three options for upgrading and hosting Confluence. Organize the three options into a matrix that includes installation costs, monthly labor costs, monthly hosing costs vs annual hosting costs, and benefits and risks.
1/2018: Leadership opted to continue with on premise installation, rearchitected to facilitate enhanced security and high availability.
Upgrade Confluence to latest versionAllEnsure continued vendor support and introduce new features for UNM's Confluence instance.

2/2018: Upgrade completed successfully

Re-architect and operationalize ConfluenceAllRe-deploy Confluence in a more secure, sustainable manner. Develop and implement formal support processes, SLAs, and other key service elements.Jim Dryden11/04/18 completed