Enterprise adoption

Hosted vs. self-managed deployment

Understand operational burden, data controls, governance, and procurement trade-offs.

PlannedLast reviewed
Vendor-hosted deploymentDeployment model
Self-managed deploymentDeployment model

Questions this comparison will answer

  • Which operational responsibilities move to the vendor, and which stay with you?
  • What data leaves your boundary, and what does the vendor retain?
  • How do updates, incident response, and audit evidence differ?
  • How does each affect procurement and authorization requirements?

Who it is for

  • Enterprise architects
  • Security and procurement teams
  • Public-sector buyers

Dimensions

  • Operational burden
  • Data control
  • Governance and audit
  • Procurement fit

Test conditions

Not yet defined

Test conditions (tasks, versions, settings, number of runs, and pass criteria) are published before results. None exist yet, so none of the differences below can be documented.

Documented differences

None documented

Differences are listed here only when each is supported by a linked evidence record.

Conclusion

No conclusion yet

A conclusion is added only when the evidence supports it. Until then, this page makes no claim about which option is better.

Limitations

  • This is a conceptual comparison of deployment models, not a test of products.

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