Forum Post: On-Premise vs. On-Premises

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I like on-premise because it sounds better than on-premises. It, however, may not be correct grammatically in the following title ( http://finance.yahoo.com/news/self-integration-premise-cloud-data-140000569.html ): Self-Service Integration of On-Premise and Cloud Data Made Easy with Progress Easyl There is no such word on-premise in dictionary and premise has a total different meaning from premises. Below is copied from the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-premises_software : On-premises software (sometimes abbreviated as "on-prem" software) is installed and run on computers on the premises (in the building) of the person or organisation using the software, rather than at a remote facility, such as at a server farm or cloud somewhere on the Internet. On-premises software is sometimes referred to as “ shrinkwrap ” software, and off-premises software is commonly called “ software as a service ” or “ computing in the cloud ”. Within the context of cloud computing, the term "on-premise" is incorrect grammatical English, yet has become common place particularly with some of the cloud software vendors. What do you think?

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