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| keywords | lifecycle policy, lifecycle, end of service, end of marketing, version, terms of service, deprecation | ||
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Products are available in the IBM Cloud catalog at various release levels, including general availability (GA), select availability, beta, or experimental. The catalog also notes deprecated products, which are at the end of their lifecycle.
- GA products are widely available for sale and delivery to customers or channels, usually across multiple geographies.
- Select availability products are production-ready, available for sale, and accessible to select customers.
- Beta products are made solely available for evaluation and testing purposes. There are no warranties, SLAs, or support provided and beta products are not intended for production use.
- Experimental products are made solely available for evaluation and testing purposes, and might be unstable or not compatible with previous versions. An experimental product can be discontinued with short notice. There are no warranties, SLAs, or support provided, and experimental products are not intended for production use.
- Deprecated products are in the process of being withdrawn from service and are eligible to be removed after the deprecation period.