When talking to our customers, we can identify four main reasons you may wish to run multiple instances of Jira:īottom-up growth of Jira: Due to Jira's low price point and practical value, Jira often starts in a single team and then spreads throughout an organization with new teams spinning up their own server instances. What leads to a federated environmentįirst of all, let's look at the circumstances that lead to a federated environment. Some of the apps (formerly known as add-ons) mentioned in this guide are not developed by Top Vendors, and some of the practices may not suit your organization's setup.