Update of SAP Predictive Analytics PAM

SAP Predictive Analytics Suite, SAP Predictive Analytics Edge edition, and SAP Predictive Analytics application edition run on multiple operating systems (OS) and support multiple databases (DB) and third-party software as described in the PAM (Product Availability Matrix). Some of these OS and DB have reached their end of life. Thus, on April 1st, 2022, the PAM of SAP Predictive Analytics will evolve, and these obsolete versions will be removed.

Here is an overview:

• Windows 8 will be replaced by Windows 8.1.
• Linux SUSE 11.4+, 12.1+ have reached their end of support date and will no longer be supported in the PAM. The Linux 12.5 SUSE version will still be supported.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer is no longer supported and will be replaced by Microsoft Edge.
• IBM DB2 v9.5 has reached its end of support date, and will no longer be supported in the PAM.
• IBM PureData System for Analytics – Netezza 7.1.x have reached their end of support date, and will no longer be supported in the PAM.
• PostgreSQL 9.2+ has reached its end of support date, and will no longer be supported in the PAM.
• Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 has reached its end of support date, and will no longer be supported in the PAM.
• Teradata 15.1 and 16.1 have reached their end of support date, and will no longer be supported in the PAM.
• Vertica 7.X and 8.1.1 1 have reached their end of support date, and will no longer be supported in the PAM.
• SAP HANA 1.0 SP12, HANA 2.0 SP3, SP4 will no longer be supported by SAP Predictive Analytics and by APL (Automated Predictive Library).
• Big Data databases Hive 1.1, 1.X and 1.2.1, Spark SQL 1.6 and SAP HANA Vora 1.4 1 have reached their end of support date, and will no longer be supported in the PAM.
• Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Office 2010 will no longer be supported.

More information

This blog details the maintenance policy of SAP Predictive Analytics.

https://blogs.sap.com/2020/01/27/sap-predictive-analytics-maintenance-policy/