Compare To On-Prem
Overview
On-prem software delivery offers customers full control over their data and infrastructure. However, traditional on-prem solutions come with significant challenges, such as high maintenance costs, slow updates, and limited scalability. Tensor9’s Any-Prem approach provides the benefits of on-prem without its typical operational burdens, combining cloud-native ease with the security and control of traditional on-prem.
TL;DR
Traditional on-prem software requires custom engineering, high support costs, and lacks modern observability. Tensor9 modernizes on-prem by enabling vendors to deliver cloud-native software to any customer environment with continuous deployment and continuous observability.
Differences Between On-Prem and Tensor9
Category | Traditional On-Prem | Tensor9 |
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Deployment Model | Deployed entirely within the customer's infrastructure. | Deployed within the customer's environment but with cloud-native observability and support capabilities. |
Data Control | Full data control—no external access. | Full data control with no external data exposure, even when using private cloud or hybrid setups. |
Infrastructure Requirements | Requires significant hardware provisioning and maintenance. | Can run in the customer’s private cloud, minimizing hardware provisioning and leveraging elastic resources. |
Managed Services Compatibility | Requires vendor rework to remove managed services. | Automatically replaces managed cloud services (e.g., S3 → MinIO, DynamoDB → ScyllaDB, ElasticCache → Redis). |
Software Updates | Manual updates requiring significant IT effort. | Controlled, vendor-packaged updates that customers can approve and deploy easily—no manual rework required. |
Observability | Limited telemetry unless built into the application. | Offers private, secure observability through digital twins that mirror cloud-native telemetry workflows. |
Form Factor Flexibility | Supports single, rigid deployment form factor. | Supports multiple form factors (e.g., Kubernetes air-gapped, or AWS connected) without vendor re-engineering. |
Maintenance Costs | High cost of maintenance, including manual updates and patching. | Lower operational costs with automated deployment workflows and vendor-delivered updates. |
Support Model | Requires dedicated internal support teams. | Secure, supervised vendor support with audit-logged remote access for debugging deep issues. |
Air-Gapped Environments | Supported but difficult to update and monitor. | Fully supported with audit-logged offline updates and secure troubleshooting workflows. |
Scalability | Difficult to scale—requires manual provisioning. | Supports elastic scaling within private cloud environments or BYOC infrastructure. |
Why Choose Tensor9 Over Traditional On-Prem?
- Reduced Engineering Effort: Traditional on-prem deployments often require significant rework to replace managed services and enable compatibility. Tensor9 automatically swaps managed cloud services with open-source equivalents (e.g., S3 → MinIO, DynamoDB → ScyllaDB), eliminating the need for vendor-side re-engineering.
- Easier Updates: Traditional on-prem requires complex update processes involving manual IT effort. Tensor9 streamlines this by allowing vendors to deliver controlled updates that customers can review and apply with minimal effort.
- Improved Observability: Traditional on-prem solutions lack built-in observability. Tensor9’s digital twin approach mirrors cloud-native observability in customer environments without exposing sensitive data.
- Deployment Flexibility: On-prem solutions are often designed for a single form factor. Tensor9 supports multiple form factors without requiring vendors to build separate versions of their software.
- Lower Maintenance Costs: Tensor9 significantly reduces the need for large internal IT teams by enabling vendor-assisted support through secure, audit-logged remote access.
Summary
Tensor9 redefines on-prem software delivery by combining the flexibility and convenience of SaaS with the security and control of traditional on-prem. Its Any-Prem approach ensures vendors can build once and deploy anywhere—helping them serve markets with stringent data sovereignty, security, and compliance requirements, all while minimizing operational burden.
Updated 6 days ago