# Enterprise deployment explained

### What is Enterprise?

**Enterprise** is a self-hosted deployment model.

You install and run Infotopics Apps for Tableau in your own environment, such as:

* On-premises servers
* Private cloud environments

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#### Enterprise deployment architecture

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***Enterprise deployment architecture***\
Apps for Tableau run within the customer’s own network, providing full control over security, networking, and data location.

### Key characteristics

* Full control over infrastructure
* Customer-managed upgrades
* Custom security and networking options
* Supports enterprise compliance requirements
* Suitable for restricted or offline environments

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### Responsibilities

| Area                   | Responsibility |
| ---------------------- | -------------- |
| Hosting & uptime       | Customer       |
| Updates & patches      | Customer       |
| Security configuration | Customer       |
| Backups & monitoring   | Customer       |
| Network access control | Customer       |

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### Typical use cases

* On-prem or private cloud environments
* Organisations with strict compliance needs
* Custom authentication or network requirements

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### Version and update control

Enterprise deployments allow customers to:

* Decide when upgrades are applied
* Test new versions in non-production environments
* Align upgrades with internal change-management processes

This level of control is not available in Share deployments, where updates are applied automatically.

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### Licensing and entitlement management

Enterprise customers receive access to a dedicated customer portal where:

* License files or keys are provided
* Product versions can be downloaded
* Release notes and updates are published

This allows Enterprise customers to manage deployments and upgrades independently.

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### Installation & operations

Enterprise deployment requires installation and configuration.\
Detailed steps are documented separately in the **Enterprise Installation documentation**.

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