[NOTICE] Configured Commmerce now uses Linux-based environments
As part of a recent project to improve infrastructure and upgrade to .NET 8upgrade to .NET 8, Optimizely now uses Linux-based environments for all new Configured Commerce project initiations. This change has a number of benefits that work with upgrading to .NET 8, including the following:
- Performance – Optimizely's internal testing indicates Configured Commerce applications run up to 40% faster on .NET 8.0, with significant improvements in request throughput and memory efficiency.
- Reliability – Optimizely's .NET 8.0 infrastructure runs on Linux containers with faster startup times. As a future enhancement, hosting on Linux enables Configured Commerce to utilize auto-scaling during high volume.
- Observability – Improved integration with modern monitoring tools like Datadog APM and Application Insights provides better visibility into application performance and faster issue resolution.
- Efficiency – Improved startup and build time give your team faster development and testing cycles. This means reduced time-to-market for new features and fixes.
While the change to Linux currently only applies to new instances, Optimizely will soon migrate all Configured Commerce instances. To begin preparing your environments for the migration, see .NET 48 framework to .NET 8.0+ migration.NET 48 framework to .NET 8.0+ migration.
Note
Optimizely does not support legacy ERP connectors, and they have not been updated to work with Linux or .NET 8. These connectors may experience regression issues in Linux and .NET 8 that you or your partner must remediate.