Deprecated support for Pega Platform deployments on embedded Cassandra
Valid from Pega Version 8.6
If you use Pega Platform™ decision management capabilities, Pega Platform uses Cassandra as the underlying storage system for the Decision Data Store (DDS), which manages the Cassandra cluster and stores decision management data in a Cassandra database. Future versions of Pega Platform will no longer support deployments on embedded Cassandra. In Pega Platform version 8.6, deployments using embedded Cassandra are deprecated but still work. To ensure future compatibility, do not create any new installations using embedded Cassandra.
For information about how to configure Pega Platform to access an external database, see Defining Pega Platform access to an external Cassandra database.
Enhanced support for the Kibana platform
Pega Cloud Services began running Kibana 4.6.x. In addition to this version update, the Kibana viewer now includes:
- “DEBUG” level messages in PegaRULES log
- The PegaRULES-SecurityEvent log
Pega Agile Studio integration
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
You can configure the new Agile Workbench tool to integrate with Pega® Agile Studio so that bugs and user stories are synchronized between the two systems. In addition, you can improve traceability in your development environment by using the Current work feature to associate a user story or bug with development changes.
For more information, see Integrating Agile Workbench with Pega Agile Studio and Tracing development changes to work items.
Pega Cloud Services support for the AWS EU (Paris) region
Valid from Pega Version Pega Cloud
Pega Cloud Services now supports deployment to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) EU (Paris) region. Deployment across multiple availability zones within a geographical region protects against zone faults and localized service disruptions, and ensures high availability.
For more information about regions and availability zones, see Pega Cloud availability and resiliency.
This additional region is available as of QI 2019.
Pega Cloud Services support for the AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region
Pega Cloud Services now supports deployment to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. Deployment across multiple availability zones within a geographical region protects against zone faults and localized service disruptions, and ensures high availability.
For more information about regions and availability zones, see Pega Cloud Services capabilities.
Archival support added to cases in Pega Cloud
Valid from Pega Version 8.1
You can now create an archival policy to move inactive cases from Pega Cloud to secondary storage. By periodically purging entries from your database, you can improve application performance.
For more information, see Case archiving.
Support for Data streaming service for Pega Cloud Marketing 7.4 applications
Valid from Pega Version 2.1
Pega Cloud Marketing 7.4 applications support the Kafka-based Stream service featured in Pega Platform 7.4.
Automatic redirection to HTTPS for Pega Cloud Services environments
Valid from Pega Version Pega Cloud
Pega Cloud Services now redirects HTTP to HTTPS automatically for applications that run in Pega Cloud Services environments. This automatic redirection ensures that your network traffic is always encrypted.
New My Pega Cloud portal with enhanced functionality available
You can use the My Pega Cloud self-service portal to restart an environment, download log files, or view high-level details about an environment. For more information, see Managing Pega Cloud environments from My Support Portal.
To access this portal, you must have the appropriate site credentials. To manage your support contacts, see the Support Contact Administrator Guide for additional information.
Create connections to repositories
Valid from Pega Version 7.3
Pega® Platform can communicate with common repository technologies. Whenever an action creates a RAP, Pega Platform can browse, publish, or fetch artifacts: for example, when exporting an application, product, branch, or component. Repositories are instances of the Data-Repository class which holds all necessary connection information.
Pega Platform includes tools to connect with the following repository types:
- JFrog Artifactory
- Amazon S3
For more information, see Creating a JFrog Artifactory or Amazon S3 repository connection.