about-enterprise-accounts.md

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About enterprise accounts	Learn how enterprise accounts enable scalability by simplifying administration and billing across multiple organizations.	/articles/about-github-business-accounts /articles/about-enterprise-accounts /enterprise/admin/installation/about-enterprise-accounts /enterprise/admin/overview/about-enterprise-accounts /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise-account/about-enterprise-accounts /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise/about-enterprise-accounts /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise/managing-your-enterprise-account/about-enterprise-accounts /admin/overview/about-enterprise-accounts	ghec ghes * *	overview	Accounts Enterprise Fundamentals

What are enterprise accounts?

{% ifversion ghec %}

[!NOTE] Currently, {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} customers who use a single organization are being automatically upgraded to an enterprise account at no additional cost. For details, see "AUTOTITLE." {% endif %}

An enterprise account enables centralized management for multiple organizations.

Administrators for the enterprise account can:

• View and manage enterprise membership
• Manage billing and usage
• Configure security, such as single sign-on, IP allow lists, SSH certificate authorities, and two-factor authentication
• Stream audit and Git events data
• Use internal repositories
• Access features like {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_advanced_security %}
• Enforce policies. See "AUTOTITLE."

{% ifversion ghec %}

{% data reusables.enterprise.create-an-enterprise-account %} See "AUTOTITLE."

{% endif %}

What if I use multiple deployment options?

If you use both {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, you'll have an enterprise account for each.

For the most part, you will manage each enterprise account separately. For example, you will configure the policies and settings for your {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} instance using the enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}.

However, you can also use the enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} to view all license usage across all deployments. This allows you to ensure people with accounts in both environments only consume one user license. See "AUTOTITLE."

What if I only use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}?

Even if you only use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, we recommend creating an enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. This will make it easier to contact {% data variables.contact.enterprise_support %} and share support bundles with them.

To create an additional enterprise account on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, contact {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s Sales team.

Further reading

• "AUTOTITLE" in the GraphQL API documentation {% ifversion ghec %}
• "AUTOTITLE"{% endif %}