The GitLab service of the Developer Hub is currently an "beta" offering. This follows the [alpha phase](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/devhub/docs/wikis/What-do-we-mean-by-%22alpha%22%3F). In the beta phase of a service we:
The GitLab service of the Developer Hub is currently an "beta" offering. The beta phase follows the [alpha phase](https://gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk/uis/devops/devhub/docs/wikis/What-do-we-mean-by-%22alpha%22%3F). In the beta phase of a service we:
* Ensure that the service is ready for a wide-scale roll out.
* Allocate resources for on-going support and maintenance of the service.