Updates to collections description & zero persistence update

adaptors/collections.md

@@ -21,11 +21,29 @@ the collection (generated from the app at /profile/tokens).
 Learn more about Collections and common use cases in the
 [Collections Docs](/documentation/build/collections).
 
-:::caution
-
-Collections must be created in the
-[Platform Admin page](https://docs.openfn.org/documentation/build/collections#managing-collections)
-before they can be used.
+:::caution Collections is _not_ a long-term data storage solution!
+
+The OpenFn Collections feature is designed to be a _temporary_ data store or
+integration “buffer” during data transfer and processing between digital
+systems.
+
+- This feature is optimized for throughput and performance (rather then
+  long-term retention and making the data accessible to end users for
+  querying/analysis)
+- Technically, collections is a key value store, so performance for complex
+  aggregations or queries is either unsupported or inefficient
+- Collections doesn't support advance archiving, backup, and recovery features
+  that you’d want in a long-term storage solution
+- Most buffer implementations have retention mechanisms that automatically
+  expire/purge data after a certain period of time to clear up space and memory
+  to ensure resources aren’t exhausted for active processing
+
+Therefore, if you're interested in storing data collected longer term–we
+recommend you set up a dedicated database and configure OpenFn to route data to
+there as a long-term storage and/or backup option. Ask on
+[Community](https://community.openfn.org) or get in touch with
+[our support team](mailto://[email protected]) to learn more about related
+OpenFn services.
 
 :::
 

docs/deploy/options.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ We're committed to a **no vendor lock-in** experience.
 
 :::
 
-|        Pathway        |                                             Free                                             |                                                   Standard                                                    |                                                                Dedicated                                                                |                                                Do-it-yourself (DIY)                                                |
+|        Pathway        |                                             Free Cloud                                            |                                                   OpenFn Cloud                                                    |                                                                Dedicated                                                                |                                                Do-it-yourself (DIY)                                                |
 | :-------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
 |      Description      |                     Go live today on OpenFn.org for small scale projects                     |                                 Scale up and down, pay only for what you need                                 |                       A dedicated, unrestricted OpenFn installation anywhere in the world on our servers or yours                       |                                  Deploy and manage your own solutions with OpenFn                                  |
 |        License        |                             Free forever with usage limitations                              | **SaaS** [plans](https://www.openfn.org/pricing); contact [email protected] for custom/invoice agreements | **SDaaS** includes deployment, maintenance, security patches, upgrades, and troubleshooting as a service; contact [email protected] | LGPLv3 means use freely as part of any closed or open-source solution, but make all _derivative_ works open source |

docs/get-started/security-compliance.md

@@ -24,21 +24,20 @@ See our main website to learn more about OpenFn
 
 ## OpenFn and data storage
 
-In your digital ecosystem, **OpenFn serves as a data processing and transfer
+In your digital ecosystem, typically **OpenFn serves as a data processing and transfer
 solution—not as a data storage service.**
 
 As an open source Digital Public Good, OpenFn can be deployed anywhere and
-Workflows can be configured to adhere to your organization's specific data
+workflows can be configured to adhere to your organization's specific data
 sharing agreements and security policies.
 
 Consult the `Manage Projects` docs pages for more on project and
 [data storage settings](../manage-projects/io-data-storage.md).
 
-See the below diagram for an example architecture where even the cloud-hosted
-OpenFn platform can be configured as a **“zero-persistence” data pipeline** to
+See the below diagram for an example architecture where even the OpenFn Cloud can be configured as a **“zero-persistence” data pipeline** to
 ensure compliance with data security and residency requirements. This enables
 partners to rapidly configure and pilot projects using the turnkey OpenFn
 cloud-hosted platform, before migrating to a local deployment when they’re ready
 to scale.
 
-![Sample Architecture](/img/zero_persistence_architecture.png)
+![Sample Architecture](/img/zero-persistence.png)