Are You Sometimes Afraid To Update Your Software? What We've Done With InfoWorks ICM To Make It Stress-Free

Does the phrase “software update” make you quiver with fear and frustration? We get it. Having to take time out of your day to load new versions of software doesn’t top the list of anyone’s goals and accomplishments. But there are some very good reasons to update your hydraulic modeling software.

When it comes to InfoWorks ICM and software updates, it’s been four years since we moved from bi-annual release schedules to more regular milestone releases. Our software updates now happen about every seven to eight weeks. This change was made primarily so that our development teams can be more agile and productive and ultimately make greater gains for our users, but it also helps us implement customers’ most requested features in as timely a manner as possible. We think this agile method has helped us increase the benefits of frequent updates without the annoying pain points that can come from yearly updates.

Since we made this change, we’ve improved our software in very significant ways. But there’s no denying that it does mean taking time – more often – to update your software.