Define the operating patterns
A managed cloud path sends authorized inputs to a verified hosted service. A local path keeps execution within controlled infrastructure but shifts setup, compute, model, and maintenance responsibility to the team. A hybrid path prepares or redacts assets locally, submits a bounded job, and brings outputs back into controlled review. A manual or conventional production path avoids generation when rights, data, quality, or schedule constraints make it unsuitable. These patterns remain valid comparison units even if a particular service name, feature, or entitlement cannot be confirmed.