On-premises (on-prem)
Software that runs on infrastructure you control — your own servers or workstations — rather than a vendor's cloud. Data never leaves your environment.
On-premises (“on-prem”) or self-hosted software runs on hardware you own and control. For transcription, this means audio is processed locally and never leaves your infrastructure — the defining requirement for regulated or confidential recordings.
On-prem trades some convenience (you manage the hardware, often a GPU) for control, privacy and unbounded local processing. It is the opposite of cloud SaaS, where audio is uploaded to a third party.