Deployment scenarios and requirements

When planning the deployment of the CIS software, you must determine how to configure the software components on the computers in your CIS environment. Consider the following deployment scenarios:

Environment	Where to get more information
A study design configuration in which the InForm Adapter software is installed on a separate computer.	Study design configuration.
A production configuration in which the InForm software, the CIS software, and the Clintrial software are installed on separate computers.	Production configuration installed on separate computers.
A production configuration in which Oracle hosts the study.	Production configuration for studies hosted by Oracle.

In addition, if your studies are large, consider employing a load-balancing strategy to distribute the processing load over multiple servers. Your load-balancing solution could be used in any deployment scenario. For more information, see Load balancing configurations.

If you are installing multiple software components on the same computer, consider the installation and connectivity requirements for both the CIS software and the software that supports the CIS software. For more information, see the CIS Release Notes.