The latest release of PI Server is available only to those with an AVEVA Flex subscription, and I'm assuming that future releases of PI programs will continue this requirement. For how long will the last version of PI Server that does not require an AVEVA Flex subscription (PI Server 2018 SP3 Patch 5) be supported in the sense that tech support will continue to help me?
The main improvement with the 2023 versions of the PI programs is the added support for claims-based authentication via OpenID Connect. Other than PI Server 2023, the 2023 versions of the PI programs are still made available to customers that do not have an AVEVA Flex subscription and these programs still work with older versions of PI Server. However, I'm assuming that later versions of PI programs will eventually add or remove functionality that breaks these programs' compatibility with these older versions of PI Server. Do we know roughly when that time will be, when customers must either get an AVEVA Flex subscription or miss out on the latest versions of most supported PI programs?
