What are the biggest advantages of on-premises computing?

Data Center and Cloud InfrastructureCloud

On-premises computing can offer businesses more control over their data and applications.38%

On-premises computing can be more secure than cloud computing, since data is stored on-site.38%

On-premises computing can be more reliable than cloud computing, since it is not subject to outages.8%

All of the above.15%

511 PARTICIPANTS
12.7k viewscircle icon15 Upvotescircle icon1 Comment
Sort by:
CTO for Digital & IT in Healthcare and Biotech3 years ago

Why don't you offer a "None of the above" option as an answer ?
IMHO, the biggest remaining advantages of on-prem computing are a) regulatory compliance, because your favorite public cloud can't be in every country that is going to come up with a data residency requirement b) latency/availability for specific use cases like industrial control solutions and c) cost in a few very specific scenarios that don't mesh too well with cloud pricing models. But for the average case I very much believe that on-prem is neither more secure nor more reliable, and doesn't give you more control over anything useful. 

Lightbulb on2

Content you might like

What is the biggest disadvantage of on-premises computing?

On-premises computing can require a larger upfront investment than cloud computing.36%

On-premises computing can be more complex to manage than cloud computing, since businesses need to maintain their own servers and infrastructure.52%

On-premises computing can be less reliable than cloud computing, since businesses are reliant on their own hardware and software.10%

View Results

We are dealing with a specific issue in our VDI non-persistent environment, which operates using Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware). We are employing a hybrid join for authentication that integrates ADFS and Entra ID.   Here are the details of our problem:   1. **Environment**: VDI non-persistent using Omnissa Horizon 2. **Authentication Method**: Hybrid join with ADFS and Entra ID 3. **Issue**: Users are experiencing difficulties authenticating to Microsoft 365 apps within the virtual machine. The authentication process gets stuck in a loop when attempting to access the smartcard. I would appreciate any insights or experiences from others who have encountered similar issues or have a similar environment working successfully.

Has anyone successfully completed a transition from Salesforce CPQ (Steelbrick) to Salesforce Revenue Cloud? We are in a high tech industry domain and happened to customize our Steelbrick CPQ to meet the business needs and now that Steelbrick CPQ is no longer being sold, the innovation is coming to an end. Salesforce hasn't announced a EOL date. Has anyone gone through this transition and what was it like - pain points, best practices, etc?

I work for an electrical grid operator (MISO) and my company is looking to completely revamp the control room display to modernize the tech. stack and increase the situational awareness of the operators. Looking for recommendations of what other companies out there (not necessarily in energy sector) would have a state of art control centers, so that we could potentially have a conversation about the architectural approach, integrations, etc.

Read More Comments
What are the biggest advantages of on-premises computing? | Gartner Peer Community