Cloud Platform documentation refers to both the Cloud Classic and Cloud Next versions of this product, unless otherwise noted.
Cloud Platform is a Drupal-tuned application lifecycle management suite with a complete infrastructure to support Drupal deployment workflow processes from development and staging through to production. Cloud Platform includes powerful developer user interfaces, a strong focus on security and compliance, a robust API, and automated deployment from a version-controlled code repository. It runs on proven open-source technologies that Acquia has selected, tested, and optimized for Drupal. With Cloud Platform, Acquia delivers comprehensive Drupal infrastructure support from a single vendor.
Cloud Platform gives you:
Cloud Platform supports businesses of any size with a variety of subscription levels:
Cloud Next is the name of a major update to Cloud Platform, introducing improved performance, security, and resiliency for applications at any scale. Acquia’s non-Kubernetes version of Cloud Platform is referred to as the Cloud Classic infrastructure.
Cloud Next has improved security and updated reference architecture. Therefore, it neither includes any deprecated function nor selects customizations available on previous versions of Cloud Platform.
To request specific functionality not otherwise listed on this page as Temporarily unavailable features, contact your Acquia account team.
To know if your environment runs on Cloud Next:
Select your organization and application.
Environments that run on Cloud Next are indicated with the following icon:
The Cloud Next infrastructure leverages more powerful cloud-based technologies to maximize application performance, security, and resiliency, especially during periods of high load. Powered by Kubernetes and enhanced with Acquia’s unique optimizations for Drupal, Cloud Next leverages ultra-secure container-based isolation and advanced data management technologies to ensure that your applications accommodate almost limitless scale.
Environments running on Cloud Next technologies have the following benefits:
Some of the following platform behaviors may require changes to your custom scripts, cron jobs, CI/CD automations, or standard development processes. If your Cloud Classic environments are scheduled for upgrade to Cloud Next, audit your application to ensure that the changes that can be made prior to the upgrade are deployed before the scheduled maintenance date. Also, prioritize the changes that cannot be made prior to the upgrade so that they are deployed immediately after the maintenance event.
As a result of newer technologies utilized by Cloud Next, some Cloud Platform features behave differently for environments running on Cloud Next, including:
Before upgrading your environments to Cloud Next or launching a new application on Cloud Next, review the Temporarily unavailable features to ensure that you will not require them before they are available on Cloud Next.
The following Cloud Platform dashboard and infrastructure features, settings, and modules are not supported on the current version of Cloud Next, but will be added in an upcoming release:
The following Acquia products and services may not operate as expected on Cloud Next, depending on their configuration:
The following features will not be supported on Cloud Next at any point after launch:
Acquia recommends that all subscribers use Cloud IDE instead. For more information, contact your Acquia account team.
If this content did not answer your questions, try searching or contacting our support team for further assistance.
Cloud Platform documentation refers to both the Cloud Classic and Cloud Next versions of this product, unless otherwise noted.
Cloud Platform is a Drupal-tuned application lifecycle management suite with a complete infrastructure to support Drupal deployment workflow processes from development and staging through to production. Cloud Platform includes powerful developer user interfaces, a strong focus on security and compliance, a robust API, and automated deployment from a version-controlled code repository. It runs on proven open-source technologies that Acquia has selected, tested, and optimized for Drupal. With Cloud Platform, Acquia delivers comprehensive Drupal infrastructure support from a single vendor.
Cloud Platform gives you:
Cloud Platform supports businesses of any size with a variety of subscription levels:
Cloud Next is the name of a major update to Cloud Platform, introducing improved performance, security, and resiliency for applications at any scale. Acquia’s non-Kubernetes version of Cloud Platform is referred to as the Cloud Classic infrastructure.
Cloud Next has improved security and updated reference architecture. Therefore, it neither includes any deprecated function nor selects customizations available on previous versions of Cloud Platform.
To request specific functionality not otherwise listed on this page as Temporarily unavailable features, contact your Acquia account team.
To know if your environment runs on Cloud Next:
Select your organization and application.
Environments that run on Cloud Next are indicated with the following icon:
The Cloud Next infrastructure leverages more powerful cloud-based technologies to maximize application performance, security, and resiliency, especially during periods of high load. Powered by Kubernetes and enhanced with Acquia’s unique optimizations for Drupal, Cloud Next leverages ultra-secure container-based isolation and advanced data management technologies to ensure that your applications accommodate almost limitless scale.
Environments running on Cloud Next technologies have the following benefits:
Some of the following platform behaviors may require changes to your custom scripts, cron jobs, CI/CD automations, or standard development processes. If your Cloud Classic environments are scheduled for upgrade to Cloud Next, audit your application to ensure that the changes that can be made prior to the upgrade are deployed before the scheduled maintenance date. Also, prioritize the changes that cannot be made prior to the upgrade so that they are deployed immediately after the maintenance event.
As a result of newer technologies utilized by Cloud Next, some Cloud Platform features behave differently for environments running on Cloud Next, including:
Before upgrading your environments to Cloud Next or launching a new application on Cloud Next, review the Temporarily unavailable features to ensure that you will not require them before they are available on Cloud Next.
The following Cloud Platform dashboard and infrastructure features, settings, and modules are not supported on the current version of Cloud Next, but will be added in an upcoming release:
The following Acquia products and services may not operate as expected on Cloud Next, depending on their configuration:
The following features will not be supported on Cloud Next at any point after launch:
Acquia recommends that all subscribers use Cloud IDE instead. For more information, contact your Acquia account team.
If this content did not answer your questions, try searching or contacting our support team for further assistance.
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