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On-Premises Deployment Considerations

1 post · Feb 2015

What this trail covers

This feature thread tracks the evolution of GitLab's deployment options, specifically addressing the considerations and benefits of on-premises deployments in contrast to SaaS offerings. It covers aspects like security, integration capabilities, control, performance, flexibility, and data retrieval, highlighting why on-premises remains a viable and often preferred choice for certain organizations.

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  1. Why deploy on-premises in the SaaS era?This post argues for the continued relevance and advantages of on-premises deployments in the SaaS era. It details specific benefits including enhanced containment and security through firewalls, seamless integration with enterprise systems like LDAP/AD and other CD pipeline tools, greater control over data, backups, and maintenance, improved performance due to reduced latency, broader choice and flexibility in deployment options, and straightforward data retrieval. It positions GitLab as a leading on-premises solution.