On-premise
On-premise deployment can provide greater control over data location, network access, upgrades, integrations, and security architecture. It also shifts responsibility for capacity, availability, patching, backups, monitoring, and operations to the customer. The term describes the operating model, not automatic compliance or security; outcomes depend on implementation and governance.
What is On-premise?
On-premise software is deployed and operated within infrastructure controlled by the customer rather than in a vendor-managed public cloud service.
Why it matters
On-premise deployment can provide greater control over data location, network access, upgrades, integrations, and security architecture. It also shifts responsibility for capacity, availability, patching, backups, monitoring, and operations to the customer. The term describes the operating model, not automatic compliance or security; outcomes depend on implementation and governance.
Example
A regulated organization runs its analytics platform inside its own data center and restricts all administrative access through its internal network.