docs: Refactor content for new LangGraph Platform deployment options (#4118)

### Summary
This is a large refactor of the content for the LangGraph Platform
deployment options. Although there are a lot of changes, I do feel
fairly confident that this is safe to merge and won't have any negative
impact related to confusion around deployment options. However, please
review thoroughly (i.e. run the docs locally).

### Goals and Non-Goals
Just wanted to explicitly state goals and non-goals so that we're clear
about what needs to be done now versus what can be done in a smaller
follow-up PR.

Goals
1. Add new content for the new deployment options (Self-Hosted Data
Plane, Self-Hosted Control Plane).
1. Hide old content for deprecated deployment options (BYOC).
1. Create a pair of "conceptual" and "how-to" pages for each deployment
option. As much as possible, the pages should have consistent headings.
1. Introduce the terms "control plane" and "data plane" and define them
plainly without hiding/abstracting information.

Non-Goals
1. Do not change the navigation of the existing deployment options. As
much as possible, update content in-place or add new pages. Changing the
navigation is a bigger task that can be done later.
1. Do not remove old content for deprecated deployment options. We may
need to refer to this later. There are only ~2 pages (I think).

### Next Steps
1. Update the architecture diagrams for each deployment option. Commit
Excalidraw file to source control.
1. Create a "how-to" page for the Control Plane UI. This page pertains
to 3/4 deployment options. Most of the content lives in the "how-to"
page for Cloud SaaS deployment.
1. Document required RBAC permissions for K8s for Self-Hosted Data Plane
and Self-Hosted Control Plane (and update links).
1. Figure out how to consolidate plan information.
1. Figure out where to document licensing, telemetry, custom
Postgres/Redis.
1. Update autoscaling content.
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@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@ Get started deploying your LangGraph applications locally or on the cloud with
## Deployment Options
- [Self-Hosted Lite](../concepts/self_hosted.md): A free (up to 1 million nodes executed per year), limited version of LangGraph Platform that you can run locally or in a self-hosted manner
- [Cloud SaaS](../concepts/langgraph_cloud.md): Hosted as part of LangSmith.
- [Bring Your Own Cloud](../concepts/bring_your_own_cloud.md): We manage the infrastructure, so you don't have to, but the infrastructure all runs within your cloud.
- [Self-Hosted Enterprise](../concepts/self_hosted.md): Completely managed by you.
- [Cloud SaaS](../concepts/langgraph_cloud.md): Connect to your GitHub repositories and deploy LangGraph Servers to LangChain's cloud. We manage everything.
- [Self-Hosted Data Plane](../concepts/langgraph_self_hosted_data_plane.md): Create deployments from the [Control Plane UI](../concepts/langgraph_control_plane.md#control-plane-ui) and deploy LangGraph Servers to your cloud. We manage the [control plane](../concepts/langgraph_control_plane.md), you manage the deployments.
- [Self-Hosted Control Plane](../concepts/langgraph_self_hosted_control_plane.md#control-plane-ui): Create deployments from a self-hosted [Control Plane UI](../concepts/langgraph_control_plane.md) and deploy LangGraph Servers to your cloud. You manage everything.
- [Standalone Container](../concepts/langgraph_standalone_container.md): Deploy LangGraph Server Docker images however you like.
A quick comparison...
| | **Cloud SaaS** | **Self-Hosted [Data Plane](../concepts/langgraph_data_plane.md)** | **Self-Hosted [Control Plane](../concepts/langgraph_control_plane.md)** | **Standalone Container** |
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| **[Control Plane UI/API](../concepts/langgraph_control_plane.md)** | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| **CI/CD** | Managed internally by platform | Managed externally by you | Managed externally by you | Managed externally by you |
| **Data/Compute Residency** | LangChains cloud | Your cloud | Your cloud | Your cloud |
| **Required Permissions** | None | See details [here](). | See details [here](). | None |
| **LangSmith Compatibility** | Trace to LangSmith SaaS | Trace to LangSmith SaaS | Trace to Self-Hosted LangSmith | Optional tracing |
| **[Pricing](https://www.langchain.com/pricing-langgraph-platform)** | Plus | Enterprise | Enterprise | Developer |