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id: MAXCONNECT-MARKET-002
title: Maximo 7.6 end-of-support creates migration urgency
type: MARKET
state: red
area: A-problem-market
purpose: notebooklm-tier2-decomposition
priority: A
work_kind: A
provenance: research
confidence: medium
triangulated: false
engagement: maxconnect
sources:
- uri: file://notebooklm/answers/20260611T200650Z-07-community-opportunity.md
role: supporting
- uri: file://notebooklm/answers/20260724T155904Z-atom-recalibration.md
role: supporting
relates_to: []
feeds_atoms: []
open_questions:
- How many UK/US user-group members remain on extended or dual support after the Maximo 7.6.1.x support cliff?
needs_validation:
- Confirm against IBM primary source before using externally as a headline/date claim.
- Validate support status and urgency with current user-group members before using it as a near-term sales trigger.
resolution_log:
- 2026-06-12: Decomposed from broad NotebookLM synthesis into pack-grade atom for Max Connect Discovery.
- 2026-07-24: Added validation need from recalibration answer: quantify who is actually in extended/dual support rather than assuming support-cliff urgency.
module:
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The community opportunity synthesis says Maximo 7.6.1.x reached end of support on Sept 30, 2025, with extended support temporary and expensive. This creates a time-based trigger for migration decisions, but the 2026-07-24 recalibration cautions that Max Connect should validate how many target accounts are actually in extended/dual support before making urgency claims.