In on-premises mode, Invantive UniversalSQL Server runs within a user controlled environment. ## Selection Criteria Local (on-premises) mode is typically chosen when: - a data professional chooses the product, and/or - the data volume might exceed fair use policies on Invantive Cloud, and/or - the connected platform is only available within the user controlled environment (such as AccountView), and/or - the data confidentiality requires a direct connection from the user controlled environment to the connected platform. ## Available Databases All databases that are both defined in `settings*.xml` and the criteria in the [[Local Configuration]] are available for use by each and every user defined in [[Users Configuration]]. ## User Security Local (on-premises) mode is limited in terms of user security, since authentication is done by user credentials, which are visible in the configuration file. This requires hardening of the deployment platform, depending on the local requirements.