Hello Community!
Winter is here and are so many of amazing winter festivities! 
And it is a month of amazing Christmas Markets here in Bavaria, where Checkmk is from
Nevertheless, the holidays do not stop us from improving monitoring!
Here are the news from November 
Checkmk News
2.1 End of Life – New Year, New Checkmk Version!
We are stopping the support of Checkmk 2.1 with the very last patch release: [Release] Checkmk stable release 2.1.0p49
Please update your Checkmk version for secure and reliable monitoring – the newer versions also have great new features!
Here are the instructions to help you started with the update to 2.2: Update matrix for version 2.2.0
Updated Roadmap and 2.4 Release Plans
The Product team updated the Roadmap, so check it out to learn more about what is coming in the Checkmk 2.4! The Checkmk Roadmap: What's coming soon to Checkmk
On the other hand, we already have an estimated timetable for the release this year and it is approaching fast!
We expect the Beta testing to start sometime in March and we prepare to release in May – make sure you stay updated to join us in testing the new Checkmk first!
Releases
Appliance Firmware 1.7.7: Checkmk Appliance firmware 1.7.7 released
For 2.1: [Release] Checkmk stable release 2.1.0p49
For 2.2: [Release] Checkmk stable release 2.2.0p36
For 2.3: [Release] Checkmk stable release 2.3.0p20, [Release] Checkmk stable release 2.3.0p21
Checkmk Events
Checkmk Conference #11
Save the date and let’s meet in Munich on May 20–22, 2025! Save the Date: Checkmk Conference #11
The team is already working on the amazing agenda for the Conference, and you can also take part as a Speaker! Call for Proposals is now open: https://forms.gle/Aqa8Xhx9yb86fnqL9
November Events Recap
Events in the US
Checkmk Team from the US says hi and hopes to see you at one of the upcoming events there!
VMWare Explore Barcelona
We visited Barcelona to meet you, our existing users, as well as to meet new people who are as interested in VMs and VM monitoring as we are 
If you are reading this and you’ve met us there – we are happy that we met you in person
Mattias Schlenker’s talk at OSMC
Originally prepared to give one talk, Mattias captivated the audience with a presentation about the new HTTP check, which is fully Nagios-compatible. On the spot, he also delivered an impromptu ignite talk about CA.
Thank you, Mattias, for preparing such an excellent presentation and sharing it with the Open Source Monitoring Community!
New Community Achevements in October
New Community Problem Solver
Happy to share that last month my amazing colleague and one of the Ansible Collection maintainers @lars.getwan became a Community Problem Solver. Congratulations!
Wishing you happy holidays and looking forward to seeing you next year,
Sara
