On-Premises
Technology deployed and operated within infrastructure controlled at an organization's own facilities or private locations.
Plain English
Run systems on infrastructure the organization manages at its own site instead of relying entirely on a public cloud service.
In context
On-premises environments give an organization direct responsibility for facilities hardware networking capacity security maintenance and system lifecycle although outside vendors may still supply or support components.
Example
“The regulated database remains on-premises while the public website runs in the cloud.”
When you'll hear this
- infrastructure strategy
- compliance planning
- deployment architecture
Common misunderstanding
On-premises does not automatically mean more secure cheaper or disconnected from cloud services and it is different from the logical premise of an argument.
Also known as
On Premiseon-premiseon premon-premon-site infrastructure
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Often compared with
Updated: 2026-08-31
