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2.2.6. On-Premises and Cloud
| Deployment | Location | Management | Scaling |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-premises | Company-owned data center | Company IT team | Buy/install hardware |
| Cloud | Provider's data center | Provider + Company | On-demand |
| Hybrid | Both | Shared | Mixed |
In public-cloud IaaS, responsibility is shared: the provider runs and secures the data centres, physical hosts, and hypervisor; the customer manages everything it deploys on top—guest OS patching, applications, and access controls such as security groups and firewall rules.
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Written byAlvin Varughese
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