McAfee is currently planning (internal scoping/budgeting only at this point) for an upgrade from SDL Tridion Docs R13 (since renamed) to SDL Tridion Docs R14 (to my knowledge, the most current version). Although the upgrade promises to be more straight-forward than our previous one (we waited too long for the last upgrade), we understand that upgrades now require code conversion to utilize Open JDK (versus Oracle JDK, which now requires additional licensing).
We are quite happy with SDL Tridion Docs R13 and confident that SDL's technical folks can successfully move us to Open JDK. However, because our upgrade must happen during a strict time frame, my management is wondering if we should also bring a contractor on board (recommended by another 3rd party vendor - would collaborate with McAfee and SDL) to assist with engineering tasks related to Open JDK updates). Basically, the objective would be to move things along more quickly, in order to meet business objectives.
So just wondering::
- Have other customers performed similar upgrades that involved moving to Open JDK?
- If so, did Open JDK updates require significant engineering resources?
Thanks for any help anyone can give.
Paul M.
McAfee