Farewell 2021

Tuesday 14 December 2021

2021 was a doozy, but the year that was, is finally winding down.

As we wrap up 2021 and get ready for 2022, GovCMS have stopped taking bookings for routine forklifts or go-lives until Monday, 17 January 2022.  During this time, GovCMS will be operating on skeleton staff, with many of the team taking a well-earned break.

If you're planning to go live between now and mid-January, please let us know as soon as possible. GovCMS will need to discuss your proposed date with our service provider to confirm they will have adequate coverage available.

We’d like to thank each and every member of the community for their hard work, perseverance and dedication over the past twelve months. This has been a challenging year and your support and communication has been crucial to our success. With GovCMS working closely with many of you to maintain your websites during the pandemic, and to not only maintain them, but update and upgrade them as well.

There have been many highlights for GovCMS over the past year, including:

  • the transition of all GovCMS Drupal 8 websites to Drupal 9
  • the move from RedHat OpenShift to Amazon EKS
  • the establishment of the new Whole of Government GovCMS Drupal Services Panel
  • the reconnection of the GovCMS community online, with over 450 registrations across more than 15 online events, including a community sprint
  • we have also connected with over 60 GovCMS customers across SaaS and PaaS agencies through our ongoing user research program
  • using both surveys and online interviews, this year we focused our research on the GovCMS website, service desk, developers and online training to continually improve your experience with GovCMS.

Our community is at the forefront of everything we do here at GovCMS. That’s why we would like to know what you want to see more of in 2022. If you have feedback on our efforts in 2021, or you would like to share your ideas for 2022, reach out to us by visiting our website.

We couldn’t do it without you.

Until next time, stay connected with us through our GovTEAMS GovCMS Community or via our GovCMS Slack channel. We look forward to speaking with you.