Ed-Fi Technical Suites
Introduction to Ed-Fi Technical Suites
Ed-Fi technology is organized into Technical Suites that represent a generation of technology products that share a data model and are designed to work together. Technical Suites enable clarity in communication and support for Ed-Fi technology offerings.
In general, the Alliance manages its roadmap with the goal of providing "N-1" support across Technical Suites and "N-2" support for releases within a suite. However, where support cannot be handled efficiently (e.g., support is overly complex due to underlying technical issues), or where Ed-Fi Community need is low, the Alliance may make exceptions in order to maximize the value of investments to the overall community. Please see Ed-Fi Data And API Standard Release Cadence for more detail.
The Ed-Fi Alliance encourages the community to stay current or upgrade to the most recent Technical Suite, as well as the most recent versions of products and tools within a suite. Please consult version release notes for details to ensure compatibility to local requirements.
Related documents
- The Ed-Fi Technology Roadmap communicates the planned schedule of releases and is updated quarterly. All dates are estimates and subject to change.
- Ed-Fi Technology Suite Supported Versions lists all current and previous versions of Ed-Fi Technology, with links to documentation and downloads.
Technical Suite Lifespan
The lifespan of Ed-Fi Technical Suites is shown below.
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Suite 1 (2012-2016) | ||||||||||||
| Technical Suite 2 (2015-2022) | ||||||||||||
| Technical Suite 3 (2018-current) | ||||||||||||