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๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒโ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ-๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ.๐ฑ (๐ข๐ป-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ) is one of the most significant shifts weโve seen in the Adobe ecosystem in years - and itโs more than just a hosting change.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
Adobe is clearly accelerating everything toward AEMaaCS, with reduced long-term investment in legacy deployment models. This isnโt a like-for-like move. Cloud AEM changes how teams build, release, operate, and scale experiences.
Officially, AEM 6.5 (on-prem) will have core support ending on February 28, 2027, after which Adobe will no longer provide updates or fixes for on-prem deployments (Adobe End-of-Life Support Matrix). This sets a hard timeline for organisations still running legacy systems.
We must note that thereโs no formal announcement that AMS support isn't going to continue.
๐ช๐ต๐ผโ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ?
The organisations feeling the most pressure tend to be:
ย ย โข Highly regulated industries (FSI, government, healthcare) where compliance, data residency, or risk appetite slow cloud adoption
ย ย โข Large enterprises with years of deep customisation on classic AEM
ย ย โข Teams with limited digital transformation budget, where re-platforming wasnโt planned
For some, this will unlock speed and innovation. For others, it introduces timelines they didnโt ask for.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฆ?
Edge Delivery Services becomes far more strategic in a cloud-first world:
ย ย โข Performance, content velocity, and frontend architecture move centre stage
ย ย โข Simpler authoring, faster publishing, and decoupled delivery become default expectations
ย ย โข The conversation shifts from โhow do we host AEM?โ to โhow do we deliver experiences at scale?โ
EDS is no longer a nice-to-have - itโs a core part of how Adobe expects modern experiences to be built.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐?
Expect heavy focus on:
ย ย โข Migration patterns (AMS / On-Prem โ Cloud + EDS)
ย ย โข Reference architectures and real customer journeys
ย ย โข Clearer signals on support timelines, incentives, and future roadmap
ย ย โข How EDS fits into Adobeโs broader composable and AI-driven experience strategy
The underlying message will be hard to miss: staying on legacy AEM is a short-term position, not a long-term strategy.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
This shift forces a rethink of talent strategy:
ย ย โข Less demand for traditional AEM infrastructure profiles
ย ย โข More need for Cloud AEM, EDS, DevOps, and composable architecture skills
ย ย โข Teams that delay re-skilling or hiring now will feel the crunch later, when timelines become non-negotiable.
Platform change always becomes a people problem before it becomes a technology one. The commercial decisions to find the perfect candidate may kill future implementations.
Curious how others are seeing this play out... are organisations proactively planning for this, or waiting until Adobe forces the issue?
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