New Year Release Announcement for Feature Flags Management Service: Introducing FeatBit v3

Happy New Year!

As we welcome 2024, FeatBit is thrilled to announce a major release that we've been eagerly preparing for.

To fully appreciate this update, we recommend starting with our article "Overview of Modern Feature Flags Management Service". This piece offers a quick understanding of Feature Flags Management Services, detailing how they integrate with the broader technical ecosystem, enhance R&D team efficiency, and foster organizational growth. This background will enrich your understanding of FeatBit's latest version.

In this announcement, we'll cover the new release in three sections:

• Current release's new features.
• Upcoming features in development.
• FeatBit's objectives for 2024.

Key New Features in FeatBit V3

Note: All features are open source.

SDKs:

1. Expanding on our existing .NET (C#), Python, Java, and Go SDKs for backend services, we now proudly support the NodeJS SDK.
2. We have integrated OpenFeature standardized SDKs for Java and NodeJS for backend, along with a Javascript SDK for frontend.

Integrations:

Our feature-rich WebHook allows seamless integration with various tools and workflows:

1. Send Feature Flags & Segment Webhook events to any required API endpoints.
2. Dispatch Feature Flags & Segment Activity/Deployment Events to Observability tools for faster issue detection and rollback, including:
   • DataDog
   • New Relic Ones
   • Grafana
   • And more
3. Send Feature Flags & Segment Notifications to Communication tools, enhancing team collaboration:
   • Teams
   • Slack
   • And more

Workflow

Building on our auto turn-off trigger for flags, we've added key workflow features for feature flags management:

• Scheduled flag changes: Define and schedule future changes to your flag’s targeting rules.
• Approval Request: Enables team leaders to approve feature flag changes made by team members.

REST APIs:

Utilize REST APIs for comprehensive control over feature flags and Segments, enabling:

• Integration with your Entitlement Management service.
• APIs, instead of manual feature flag deactivation.When an issue is detected by APM tools, alerts can trigger a rollback of a feature using FeatBit's REST APIs.
• Simplification of DevOps pipelines through streamlined feature flag management.
• And more.

Export Data:

We've prepared two guides on exporting feature flag insights and experimental events to third-party data tools or warehouses:

• How to export data to Segment, Azure EventHub, and other destinations.
• Integration with Growthbook for A/B testing.

We eagerly await your feedback on optimizing data export functionalities.

Self-Host Deployment Solution:

• Helm Chart: Easily deploy FeatBit to production-level Kubernetes infrastructures, available for both Standard and Pro versions. We also offer a paid enterprise-level solution for multi-data-center deployments.
• Terraform: Deploy the standard version of FeatBit to Azure with our Terraform solution. Your feedback on this is highly valued.

SSO & Workspace:

• Workspace: Large teams can now manage multiple organizations and projects within a single workspace. Enterprise license holders can extend their license across the company.
• Single Sign-On (SSO): For larger teams, FeatBit supports SSO for seamless integration with existing enterprise accounts.

Near future features we're working on

OpenTelemetry: Export Self-Hosted FeatBit Service logs and status to monitoring systems using the OpenTelemetry protocol for enhanced service maintenance.

FeatBit's 2024 Tasks

After a year of significant developments in 2023, FeatBit has evolved into a real Modern Feature Flags Management Service, equipped with essential features. Our focus for 2024 is clear:

• Gather community and customer feedback.
• Develop and release updates based on this feedback.

Acknowledgements

We extend our heartfelt thanks to:

• Our contributors, whose dedication has been instrumental to our success.
• Our users, whose valuable feedback has guided our development.
• Our early-stage enterprise customers, whose support has been crucial.
• Everyone who has tried FeatBit, inspiring us to continue improving and delivering a top-notch product.

We hope that FeatBit will provide you with the best open-source feature flags management service.