<p>When it comes to hosting SharePoint on premises or moving it into the cloud, there is never one right answer. Companies need to understand every hosting option available to them and find the one that best fits their available resources and technical needs. In this article, we're going to take a look at the available platforms and who might benefit most from each. On Premises vs. The Cloud</p><p>Some businesses feel justified in keeping SharePoint on premises. Maximum control, unlimited customization and integration with internal line of business applications are the top reasons cited. However, the difficulties of maintaining qualified internal IT Staff, bearing upfront costs, planning for deployment arcs and scaling have made on premises hosting less attractive in the age of the cloud.Multi-Tenant Cloud (Office 365, Other Per User/Per Site Offers)</p><p>A multi-tenant hosted model is like taking a train to work. The passengers share the cost of the train's maintenance and the driver's salary and receive the same service. With multi-tenant hosting, one SharePoint application is installed on a server farm, and all businesses share this SharePoint instance via a dedicated site.</p><p>The drawbacks? You can't develop and integrate tailored, full-trust solutions that increase SharePoint capabilities and ROI by adding customized features that have been developed for your specific business, vertical or use case because this would affect all the other sites.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/sharepoint-in-the-cloud-you-have-options-024444.php">Keep reading...</a></p>