# BYO Cloud (Bring Your Own Cloud)

**Source:** https://promtable.com/glossary/byo-cloud

> BYO Cloud is the enterprise SaaS pattern where the customer deploys the vendor's software in their own AWS / Azure / GCP account — data stays in customer cloud, vendor manages the software lifecycle. Common for AI / data tools with sensitive data.

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BYO Cloud is the enterprise SaaS pattern where the customer deploys the vendor's software in their own AWS / Azure / GCP account — data stays in customer cloud, vendor manages the software lifecycle. Common for AI / data tools with sensitive data.

Traditional SaaS: data lives in vendor cloud. BYO Cloud: vendor's code runs in customer's cloud account, customer owns the data. Use cases: AI tools with sensitive enterprise data (vector DBs, observability, fine-tuning), data warehouses (Snowflake-on-customer-VPC), regulated industries (healthcare HIPAA, financial PCI). Implementation patterns: vendor ships Terraform / Helm chart, customer provisions in their account, vendor pushes updates via control plane. Trade-offs: vendor loses some velocity (must support multi-cloud deployments, customer-specific issues), but unlocks deals that require data residency. By 2026 BYO Cloud is table-stakes for enterprise AI vendors — Hugging Face TGI, Vellum, Braintrust, Weaviate all offer it.

## When to use

- Enterprise vendor selling AI tools to regulated buyers.

## Common mistakes

- Underpricing — BYO Cloud takes more vendor effort than SaaS, must charge accordingly.

## Related terms

- [managed-service](https://promtable.com/glossary/managed-service)
- [self-host-llm](https://promtable.com/glossary/self-host-llm)

*Last updated: 2026-06-01*
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