| | --- |
| | title: About GitHub Enterprise Cloud |
| | intro: 'Learn about {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, its features, and management options for large businesses and teams.' |
| | versions: |
| | ghec: '*' |
| | type: overview |
| | topics: |
| | - Enterprise |
| | - Fundamentals |
| | --- |
| | |
| | {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} is a deployment option for {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, adding advanced features to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, including: |
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| | * SAML authentication |
| | * Additional {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} minutes |
| | * Restriction of email notifications to verified domains |
| | * Privately published {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %} sites |
| | * {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users_caps %} |
| | * Repository rulesets |
| | * {% data variables.product.company_short %}'s compliance reports |
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| | For a full list of features included with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, see our [Pricing](https://github.com/pricing) page. |
| |
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| | ## What are the differences between {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} and other plans? |
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| | A key difference between {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} and other {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} plans is access to an enterprise account, which gives administrators a central point for managing multiple organizations. See [AUTOTITLE](/admin/overview/about-enterprise-accounts). |
| | |
| | {% data reusables.enterprise.ghe-includes-ghec-and-ghes %} For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and how it differs from {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, see [AUTOTITLE](/admin/overview/about-github-for-enterprises#about-deployment-options). |
| | |
| | ## About enterprise types |
| | |
| | {% data reusables.enterprise.enterprise-types %} |
| | |
| | ## About {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency_short %} |
| | |
| | If you choose an enterprise with managed users, you can also choose where your company's data is stored. |
| | |
| | By default, {% data variables.product.company_short %} stores data for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} in the USA. {% data reusables.data-residency.when-you-adopt-data-residency %} |
| | |
| | ## About documentation |
| | |
| | Documentation for both administrators and users of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} is available on this site, {% data variables.product.prodname_docs %}. |
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| | * [Enterprise administrator documentation](/admin) |
| | * [User documentation](/) |
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| | {% data reusables.docs.ghec-docs %} |
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| | ## Can I try {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}? |
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| | You can sign up for a free, 30-day trial of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. See [AUTOTITLE](/admin/overview/setting-up-a-trial-of-github-enterprise-cloud). |
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| | ## Further reading |
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| | * [AUTOTITLE](/get-started/onboarding/getting-started-with-github-enterprise-cloud) |
| | * [AUTOTITLE](/admin/data-residency/about-github-enterprise-cloud-with-data-residency) |
| | * [ {% data variables.product.prodname_roadmap %} ]( {% data variables.product.prodname_roadmap_link %} ) in the `github/roadmap` repository |
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