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 highlights key benefits such as containment of intellectual property, easier integration with enterprise systems like LDAP/AD, greater control over infrastructure and maintenance windows, improved performance due to reduced latency for local developers, and increased choice and flexibility in deployment options. It also touches on the potential cost and complexity of retrieving data from cloud vendors.