Guidelines for determining resources
Follow these basic guidelines for determining resources:
- Use separate server machines for production studies and studies that are used for testing and training.
- Consider using one server machine for multiple smaller studies (especially Phase 1 studies) that are on separate InForm application servers.
- Use a separate server machine for each large study (especially Phase 3 studies). Although multiple servers might require additional resources and additional cost, they also provide increased dependability and stability.
Separate server machines can reduce risk. If you have more than one study on a server machine and make an error in setup or configuration, all the studies on that server are affected.