Azure service life cycle
The service life cycle defines how each Azure service that's introduced is released and made available.
New Azure services are introduced through preview services; these preview services are not provided with an SLA or support during the preview (unless there's an explicit service exception).
The service life cycle and the services you can access are as follows:
- Development: Not available to the public
- Private preview: Available only to a selected audience
- Public preview: Available to all customers
- General availability (GA): Available to all customers
Preview services can be accessed from the Azure portal; you can get the latest updates on services and their statuses from the following URLs:
- https://azure.microsoft.com/updates
- https://azurecharts.com/presence/rollout
- https://azurecharts.com/timeline
Some preview services are subject to additional terms; you can find this information by going...
