Answering your questions on changes to server and Data Center

[Adrian Grayson]

This is where our Atlassian journey ends. We used to be vocal advocates of your products, but not anymore.

There are plenty of reasons mentioned above by everyone else why a server edition is still a much-needed tool in this community.

But further, the cloud version is terrible in comparison. I've never seen a product by such a well-established company run so slow. It takes so long to do anything, page load times are horrendous, and it seems full of so many UX quirks (try moving a card; the whole scrum board pops and shakes). Finally, I feel like one of JIRA's biggest selling points was its customizability but on the cloud that pales in comparison to what you could do on server.

We will not be moving with you to the cloud. We'll be migrating off all your products onto an alternative vendor.

[Gunjan Jeena]

The most important point I learned during this discussion is that the decision to migrate is not only about licensing costs. Compliance, data residency, current integrations, and third-party application compatibility also play an equally significant role for many companies.

In my opinion, creating a migration checklist would allow the team to make the decision between Cloud and Data Center based on their needs rather than choosing the latest technology. The aspects that I would analyze are crucial applications, data residency, authentication, integration, and work flows that depend on Server capabilities.