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Cloud vs On-Premise
Where should your infrastructure live?
Cloud
On-premise
Upfront cost
Low — pay as you go
High — hardware + setup
Scalability
Instant
Planned purchases
Maintenance
Provider handles most
Your team owns it
Data control
Provider environment
Fully yours
Compliance
Certified regions
Full control of residency
Predictability
Usage-based
Fixed cost
The verdict
Cloud is the right default for most workloads — flexible, fast, and cost-effective. On-premise earns its place when data residency, regulatory, or legacy constraints demand full control. Hybrid covers the middle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can we run a hybrid setup?
Yes — sensitive workloads on-premise, elastic workloads in the cloud, with secure connectivity between them.
Do you migrate existing on-prem systems?
Yes — zero-downtime migrations with rollback plans are our standard.