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		kitd on Nov 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Red Hat Introduces Open Source Project Quay Contai... IBM use "on-premise" all the time. Like it or loathe it, it's become the accepted neologism for "self-hosted".

ghaff on Nov 12, 2019 [–]

My personal preference is to use "on-prem" because:

1.) There are arguments but no definitive justification for choosing between on-premise and on-premises.

2.) A lot of what gets lumped under on-prem is not actually on your premises anyway. It's in a colo or a managed hosting provider, etc.

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