Services available for "Early Adoption"

Introduction - What is Early Adoption

The amount of support available for a service varies over it's lifetime. CSCS categories a service lifecycle into 5 stages:

Early support	The service has been tested for use with core CSCS Services (authentication, storage, patching) Issues may be present in certain use-case scenarios Some support staff are familiar and have been trained on this service Documentation is still being updated / refined As a result, technical knowledge may be needed when using this service The service may be requested by technical users that accept slower response times and can cope with potential problems encountered
Full support	The service is current The majority of support staff are very familiar Other CSCS Services are tested for compatibility with this service CSCS maintains documentation and deployments for this service CSCS updates and maintains this service to be compatible with major platforms
Reduced support	The service is no longer recommended or provided to new customers Support staff may have lost familiarity with using this product There may be compatibility problems with new platforms Other CSCS Services are no longer tested to ensure compatibility CSCS will not deploy this product unless in exceptional circumstances CSCS will assist you in moving to the recommended replacement service
Unsupported	Compatibility problems expected Represents a security risk CSCS will not support or deploy this service CSCS will assist you in moving to a fully supported platform