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Cloud or local AI chooser.
Where should your AI run? Six questions, a clear recommendation.
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Chooser
Cloud, private cloud or on your own hardware?
Based on how sensitive your data is, your rules, your budget and your skills.
How to read it
Three places AI can run.
Fastest to start.
Services such as ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. Easy and capable. Your data goes to a provider, so contracts and settings matter.
Cloud, inside your walls.
Models run in your own cloud tenant, for example Azure OpenAI or Copilot Studio inside Microsoft 365. Stronger control, still managed for you.
You hold everything.
Open models such as Llama and Mistral run on your own hardware. Maximum control, with more work and a capability trade-off.
This is a starting recommendation, not legal advice. Check regulation, contracts and provider terms for your situation.
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