[CharlesW]

> Bare metal != On premise

Trying to be helpful and not pedantic: "On premises" or "on prem" are good choices here, while "premise" means something else (e.g. "The premise of moving off-premises is that we can pay a little more in order not to worry about stuff that isn't our company's primary business.")

[ksec]

This is not the first time I have seen this but it is actually quite commonly used / mistake. I wonder if 20 years from now the word premise would have a different meaning.

[CharlesW]

> This is not the first time I have seen this but it is actually quite commonly used / mistake.

Very common, for sure. And although I think it's worth professionals being aware of the difference, I tend not to bother with less technical folks.

> I wonder if 20 years from now the word premise would have a different meaning.

Given that "literally" is now often used to mean "figuratively", it's absolutely possible!