---
title: "Shared Environments database"
slug: "shared-environments-database"
abstract: "Overview of Sitecore Shared Environments database supported infrastructure, references, and privacy and security."
---
# Shared Environments database

The Shared Environments database stores data that is used by multiple Commerce roles including product catalogs, orders, customers, pricing information, and promotions.

## Supported infrastructure

You can host the Shared Environments database on:

- SQL Server
- SQL Azure

Refer to the [Sitecore Commerce compatibility table](https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/804595) for compatible versions.

## Reference structure

The Shared Environments database has its place in the Sitecore reference structure. It can be referenced by other roles, and it can also reference other roles.

![Illustration showing the Shared Environments database's place in the Sitecore reference structure.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/shared-environments-database.png)

### Referenced by

The Shared Environments database is referenced by the following roles:

- [Authoring](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/authoring.html "Authoring")
- [Shops](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/shops.html "Shops")
- [Minions](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/minions.html "Minions")
- [DevOps](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/92/platform-administration-and-architecture/devops.html "DevOps")

### References

The Shared Environments database does not reference other roles.

## Privacy and security

The Shared Environments database handles personal data in the following ways:

- Stores Customer and Order Entities that contain personal data such as names, addresses and email addresses.