[mikece]

"...the on-premise offering of Quay was released."

It's my premise that the author of that press release doesn't know the difference between "premise" and "premises." I know we have a habit in American English to evolve the meaning of words faster than any other language but surely IBM's press team could offer to proof-read things like this before posting.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premise

(And yes, I die inside a bit when someone on NPR ends a sentence with a preposition...)

[kitd]

IBM use "on-premise" all the time. Like it or loathe it, it's become the accepted neologism for "self-hosted".

[ghaff]

My personal preference is to use "on-prem" because:

1.) There are arguments but no definitive justification for choosing between on-premise and on-premises.

2.) A lot of what gets lumped under on-prem is not actually on your premises anyway. It's in a colo or a managed hosting provider, etc.

[ar0b]

https://www.adamfowlerit.com/2017/04/premise-vs-premises-car...