When should I use an enterprise configuration?

Planning your configuration is essential whether you are a small or large organization. You must consider which user roles, security policies, user base size, and content are common to all organizations and whether they need to be centralized by using enterprise alerting, user, and content management.

Enterprise configurations are generally for large, complex implementations with multiple locations that need to segment end users. Small groups find it easier to manage user bases with one or more standalone organizations. The following table compares the use of a standalone organization, multiple standalone organizations, and enterprises with suborganizations.