[CKAN-support] building a case for client to upgrade

Mon Jan 6 08:49:37 UTC 2014

Hi George,

Sorry if this is a very late reply.

The upgrade path will offer a number of performance improvements. One of the
most critical is the removal of the old datastorer which used a third-party
system for processing conversion of machine-readable file uploads to a local
datapusher. This has significant stability and reliability improvements.

We are also currently working on a dashboard presentation system for 2.3.
The dashboards will permit improved visualisation interaction (including the
ability to save charts as dataset resources, and the integration of
alternative visualisation systems) as well as presentation of the dashboards
(incorporating numerous charts and text for advocacy or story-telling)
themselves.

David and Adria will have a better view than I on all the performance
enhancements coming if 2.2 which is due for release. I can discuss this with
them if you need further info?

Regards

Gavin

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From: ckan-support [mailto:ckan-support-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of
George Sattler
Sent: 18 December 2013 04:17
To: support at ckan.org
Subject: [CKAN-support] building a case for client to upgrade

Hi Support

I have a request from New South Wales (data.nsw.gov.au) on what the
advantages are on upgrading CKAN 2.0 to a newer version (inc. security
updates). They just want from reasons to make the justification for spending
the $ I presume. 

We're also in the process of trying to get them on board with us for ongoing
CKAN support and change to using us for hosting so I'm keen to make a good
case for them.

Here's what I have to start with to build a case so if you have anything to
add then I'd appreciate it.

-          Patch updates e.g. 2.0.1, 2.0.2 etc include bug fixes, and
security updates and are an important part of any software package

-          New and improved previewing tools e.g.  

-          API improvements

-          More plugin tools to aid the development of custom ckan
extensions

-          Better UI e.g. 2.1. introduces a clearer dashboard with more
information

Cheers

George

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