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[GitLab Dedicated] Add info on accessing Switchboard for Support

Brie Carranza requested to merge bcarranza-add-notes-accessing-switchboard into main

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This updates the GitLab Dedicated Switchboard Troubleshooting workflow page to includes notes on how folks in GitLab Support can access Switchboard. Now that Switchboard is GA, the GitLab Support team needs to be prepared to support customer inquiries. Ensuring that folks know how toa ccess Switchboard is an important part of this prep, especially since it's a brand new application.

See gitlab-com/gl-infra/gitlab-dedicated/team#2348 for the initial conversation about who gets access.

See gitlab-com/team-member-epics/access-requests!1465 for the request to add this access as a baseline entitlement.

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Edited by Brie Carranza

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