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<p>Dear midPoint community,</p>
<p> We wish you a Happy New Year 2021! We have big plans for this
year, including major midPoint improvements and next LTS midPoint
release.<span id="more-7163"></span></p>
<p> Last year was really challenging. Even though 2021 is not going
to be easy, there are high hopes. Of course, the pandemic and the
economic crisis affects everyone including us, but we are doing
our best to carry on and work hard. We definitely have some
ambitious plans for this year.</p>
<p> Firstly, there is a <a
href="https://docs.evolveum.com/midpoint/midscale/">midScale
project</a> aimed towards major improvements in midPoint
scalability. The project is still in an early phase, yet we have
some designs and results already. We plan to make some bold
changes in important midPoint components, therefore we will be
conducting a survey soon to gather community feedback. MidScale is
planned to deliver some results in midPoint 4.3, however the most
significant results are expected in midPoint 4.4.</p>
<p> Speaking of midPoint 4.4, it is planned to be next <a
href="https://docs.evolveum.com/midpoint/support/long-term-support/">long-term
support (LTS)</a> release. Obviously, there are expectations –
and responsibilities. The 4.4 LTS release is supposed to be more
stable and well tested. We are already working on a new testing
environment for midPoint. The 4.4 LTS has to live at least until
2024.</p>
<p> Last year also brought some news, especially <a
href="https://docs.evolveum.com/midpoint/studio/">MidPoint
Studio</a>. The Studio has proven to be a very useful tool
already, and we definitely plan to continue working on it this
year. We also plan documentation updates, mostly to make the
documentation easier to navigate, lowering the entry barrier.
MidPoint community is growing, and we want to support you as much
as we can.</p>
<p> We are also looking further ahead, beyond midPoint 4.4 LTS. We
are working on a vision for midPoint 5, also preparing development
projects that should extend midPoint capabilities to new areas.
This is likely to take more concrete shape during this year.
Therefore please stay tuned. Hopefully, more news will come in
next few months.</p>
<p>(Reposted from <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://evolveum.com/happy-new-year-2021/">Evolveum blog</a>)</p>
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Radovan Semancik
Software Architect
evolveum.com</pre>
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