What does "on-prem" mean?

Installed and run on computers on the premises of the organisation that uses it, and not elsewhere (such as in a server farm or in the cloud).

On-prem

adj

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Adjective

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Installed and run on computers on the premises of the organisation that uses it, and not elsewhere (such as in a server farm or in the cloud). not-comparable
"on-prem resources"

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off-prem

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"A maintenance window for an on-prem system can look like a service problem from the hosting provider. Security can be difficult in this scenario, especially for multi-tenant arrangements, but there are models that work for this."

Etymology

Clipping of on premises.

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