Understand Salesforce Trust/Sandbox Preview/non preview/Release lifecycle/Data Center

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Sandbox Preview/non preview best practices - review here

How to identify a Salesforce Instance and check the instance availability/Salesforce trust overview, review video here

Salesforce Release Non Production/Testing  features -
Pilot - Usually the first phase of public testing, Pilots normally include a small subset of participant Organizations. These Organization’s must request to opt in to a Pilot and then be nominated for participation.

BETA - Features with successful Pilots will often transition to the BETA phase. This involves rolling the feature out publicly for testing. 

Features for Production Use -
Generally Available (GA) - Once a feature has passed the Pilot and BETA testing phases it will be formally included in a Salesforce release.

Sandbox Preview Overview Video -

 
The best resource for sandbox preview planning is the Salesforce Sandbox Preview Guide. In the guide, look up your sandbox instances and get guidance on positioning them for the next release.
https://sandbox-preview.herokuapp.com/sandbox/instances

Release Readiness Trailblazer Group -
https://trailblazers.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000001okuCAA

Release Readiness Strategies -

https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/content/learn/modules/advanced-salesforce-release-readiness-strategies?trail_id=sf_release_prep

Where is my Salesforce instance located/data center -

https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000314281&type=1

Salesforce Release/System Maintenance Window Timelines -
https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000331027&type=1