CARES-Live Final Releases

All SPOCs and Technical Contacts:
To support the transition to CWS-CARES, the CWDS Project Team decided to conclude CARES-Live releases. The CARES-Live Release 2.8.36 has been tentatively scheduled for February and this will be the final release unless a critical event occurs that requires an additional update.

The CARES-Live team will review and assess the stories in the backlog to finalize the scope for the remaining releases. The below list will provide the information of the remaining releases and their Go-live dates:
  • CARES-Live Release 2.8.34 – July 31, 2025
    • Scope: Security enhancements and infrastructure updates, including as Elasticsearch upgrade.
  • CARES-Live Release 2.8.35 – November 20, 2025
    • Scope: Security enhancements and infrastructure updates.
  • CARES-Live Release 2.8.36 – February 2026
    • Scope: Security enhancements and infrastructure updates.
Customer Relations continues to be available to provide support for CARES-Live users.​ Additionally, the CWDS Service Desk will continue tracking and working with the technical teams to review tickets reported by CARES-Live users until the statewide rollout of CARES V1.

Action Required
No action required. Contact CWDS Customer Relations if you have any questions.
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