1. Lifecycle stages
Products may progress through preview, beta, general availability, maintenance, deprecation and end-of-life stages.
2. Preview and beta
Preview services may change, lack full SLA coverage and should not be used for critical workloads unless explicitly approved.
3. Deprecation
When a generally available service is deprecated, AlpineLayer will provide reasonable notice and migration guidance where practicable. A target of 90 days may be used for major voluntary changes, but security, legal or supplier changes may require faster action.
4. End of life
At end of life, a product may stop accepting new orders and later cease operation. Customers are responsible for completing required migration by the final date.
5. Third-party products
Licensing vendors, registries and upstream providers may change or discontinue products on timelines AlpineLayer cannot control.