Choose the MAS deployment path that fits your team.
Compare on-premises MAS, shared cloud, and dedicated cloud hosting so your team can make a practical decision around control, cost, support, integrations, and long-term operations.
This is not just a hosting decision. It is an operating model decision.
MAS changes the infrastructure conversation. Your team needs to think through OpenShift, databases, integrations, environments, support ownership, security, availability, upgrade paths, and user expectations.
On-prem can offer control, but requires internal capability and ongoing responsibility. Cloud can reduce operational burden, but some models limit access and flexibility. Dedicated cloud is often the middle path for teams that need control without carrying every infrastructure responsibility internally.
Key factors to compare:
- Infrastructure ownership and responsibility
- Database and environment access
- Integration and private connectivity needs
- Performance, reliability, and recovery expectations
- Internal team capacity and OpenShift expertise
- Long-term upgrade and support model
On-prem, shared cloud, and dedicated cloud MAS.
Each path has a place. The question is what your team can support.
On-Prem MAS
Best when your organization has strong internal infrastructure capability, strict internal control requirements, and the appetite to own more of the operational burden.
Shared Cloud MAS
Best when your Maximo needs are simple, standardized, and do not require much environment access, integration flexibility, or custom operational support.
Dedicated Cloud MAS
Best when you want control, database access, integrations, and flexibility without forcing your internal team to own every infrastructure layer.
The hidden cost of on-prem is not always infrastructure. It is attention.
Running MAS internally can require ongoing focus across OpenShift, database operations, security, monitoring, backups, recovery, upgrades, integrations, and support coordination.
On-prem teams should plan for:
- OpenShift administration and patching
- Database management and recovery planning
- Network, VPN, and security coordination
- Monitoring, backups, and incident response
- Upgrade planning and validation
- Specialized internal knowledge retention
Which direction sounds most like your team?
Dedicated cloud is the practical middle path for many MAS teams.
More Control
Support database access, private connectivity, integrations, and real Maximo operational needs.
Less Internal Burden
Reduce the need for your team to own every infrastructure, OpenShift, and hosting responsibility.
Better Fit for Growth
Use MAS hosting as a foundation for upgrades, support, integrations, consulting, and AI workflows.
Use this comparison to choose your next step.
Once you understand the tradeoffs, the next step is usually selecting a hosting model, comparing plans, or planning the move from Maximo 7.6 to MAS.
On-Prem vs Cloud MAS FAQ
Choose the MAS path that fits your team.
Whether you are weighing on-prem, shared cloud, or dedicated cloud, MaxStack can help you compare the tradeoffs and choose a practical path forward.