digital signage GLOSSARY

Cloud-based

The term cloud-based refers to software whose core infrastructure runs in remote data centers and is accessed by the user over the internet, typically through a web browser. In digital signage, a cloud-based platform replaces the legacy model of on-premise servers and local installations with a service-oriented architecture: the CMS lives in the cloud, players connect over the network, and the entire system is updated centrally.

Cloud-based digital signage delivers three core benefits: universal access (manage the network from anywhere with a browser), automatic updates (no local maintenance) and elastic scaling (add displays without expanding infrastructure). Livesignage is engineered as a fully cloud-native platform — built for the cloud, not retrofitted to it.

Use Cases

Where cloud-based digital signage is the obvious choice:

- Multi-location organizations, where managing on-premise servers per site is operationally unsustainable.
- Distributed teams, where content authors and approvers work from different offices, time zones and countries.
- Rapidly scaling networks, where on-premise infrastructure becomes a bottleneck.
- Compliance-sensitive environments, where cloud delivery enables centralized auditing, access control and disaster recovery.
- Hybrid IT environments, where the cloud sits alongside on-premise systems with API-based integrations.