Service S.06 · Edge AI & SLMs · ON-PREMISE · AIR-GAPPED

Your data never leaves your infrastructure.

We deploy open-weight small language models (Llama, Gemma, and similar) on your hardware: on-premise, at the edge, or fully air-gapped. Inference runs inside your network. Nothing goes out.

30 minutes · an engineer, not a salesperson

Deployment envelope
Runtime
Your servers or edge devices
Network
None required after install
Data egress
Zero, by architecture
Models
Open-weight SLMs, 1–9B params
Weights
Licensed to you, on your disks
0
Bytes of data egress
100%
Inference on your hardware
Offline
Full function, air-gapped
$0
Per-token API fees

The problem · 01

Some data can never leave the building.

Patient records, transaction histories, classified material, trade secrets. Sending them to a cloud API is a non-starter in security review, and a network round-trip is too slow for real-time work on a factory floor or in a vehicle.

The alternative is to bring the model to the data. Open-weight small language models now handle focused tasks such as document processing, extraction, and domain Q&A well enough to run production workloads on hardware you already own.

Zero egress

All inference happens inside your network boundary. There is no third-party API in the loop: nothing to redact, nothing to audit in transit.

Local latency

No cloud round-trip. Response time is set by your hardware, not your internet connection, which is what real-time applications actually need.

Air-gap ready

No external dependencies once deployed. The system runs fully offline; updates arrive as packages you apply on your own schedule.

Standard hardware

Quantized small models run on server CPUs and single GPUs. Most deployments fit the racks you already have.

Predictable cost

No per-token fees. Once deployed, inference volume costs what your electricity and hardware cost: a fixed line item, not a variable one.

Compliance by architecture

Data residency is a structural fact, not a vendor promise. That simplifies GDPR, HIPAA, and internal review conversations considerably.

Where it fits · 02

Built for environments the cloud can't reach.

Regulated, latency-critical, or disconnected: these are the settings where on-premise models are the only serious option.

U.01

Healthcare & HIPAA

Process clinical notes, patient records, and imaging metadata without PHI ever leaving the covered environment.

  • Clinical documentation
  • Diagnostic assistance
  • Patient data analysis
U.02

Financial services

Analyze transactions and sensitive customer data inside your secure perimeter, where your regulators expect it to stay.

  • Fraud pattern analysis
  • Compliance automation
  • Risk assessment
U.03

Manufacturing

Run models directly on the factory floor, where milliseconds matter and connectivity is never guaranteed.

  • Quality inspection support
  • Equipment monitoring
  • Process optimization
U.04

Government & defense

Deploy in classified and disconnected environments where external network access is prohibited by policy.

  • Classified data processing
  • Intelligence analysis
  • Air-gapped operation
U.05

Retail & in-store

Power in-store experiences and back-of-house tools without shipping customer data to the cloud.

  • Smart kiosks
  • Inventory management
  • Associate assistance
U.06

IoT & embedded

Run compact models on edge devices and embedded systems for local processing where no backhaul exists.

  • Sensor data analysis
  • On-device assistants
  • Remote infrastructure

Model selection · 03

Open weights, on your disks.

We select from the current open-weight families, quantize for your compute, and benchmark against your real tasks before anything ships.

M.01 Llama (Meta) Compact variants tuned for edge deployment, with strong multilingual coverage and a broad tooling ecosystem.
M.02 Gemma (Google) Open models with strong reasoning at small sizes and licensing terms that work for enterprise use.
M.03 Phi (Microsoft) Small models that punch above their parameter count on reasoning and code, a good fit for CPU-only deployments.
M.04 Mistral Efficient open-weight models suited to longer-context work on modest hardware.
M.05 Qwen (Alibaba) A wide range of small sizes with strong multilingual performance across diverse tasks.
M.06 Fine-tuned to your domain Any of the above, trained further on your private data inside your environment, so training data never leaves either.

Model families evolve quickly. We re-evaluate the field at the start of every engagement, not once a year.

How it works · 04 STEPS

From assessment to a system you run.

We handle model selection, optimization, and deployment engineering. You end up with a system your team operates.

STEP 01

Infrastructure assessment

We inventory your hardware, network topology, and compute headroom, then size the model and architecture to what you actually have.

STEP 02

Selection & optimization

We benchmark candidate open-weight models against your real tasks, then quantize and optimize the winner for your hardware.

STEP 03

Deployment

Containerized install in your data center, private cloud, or edge locations, with orchestration, monitoring, and runbooks included.

STEP 04

Fine-tuning & support

Optional domain fine-tuning on your private data, performed in your environment, plus ongoing evaluation and offline update packages.

FAQ · 05

Common questions

What are Small Language Models (SLMs)?+
Compact open-weight models, typically one to nine billion parameters, that run on standard servers, edge devices, or air-gapped hardware. For focused tasks like document processing, extraction, and domain Q&A, a well-selected and fine-tuned SLM often matches cloud model quality at a fraction of the compute.
Does my data leave my infrastructure with Edge AI?+
No. All inference runs on hardware inside your network boundary. There is no cloud API in the loop, so zero data egress is a property of the architecture, not a policy promise.
What hardware is required for Edge AI deployment?+
It depends on model size and throughput. Quantized models in the 1–3B range run on standard server CPUs; larger models benefit from a single GPU. We assess your existing infrastructure first and size the model to the hardware you have; a datacenter build-out is rarely required.
Can Edge AI work in air-gapped environments?+
Yes. Deployments have no external network dependencies: once installed, the system runs fully offline. Model and software updates ship as offline packages you apply during your own maintenance windows.
Is Edge AI more expensive than cloud APIs?+
Upfront cost is higher because you deploy infrastructure instead of calling an API. But there are no per-token fees, so cost is fixed regardless of volume. For steady high-volume workloads, total cost typically crosses below cloud APIs within months. We model this against your actual usage before you commit.

Get started · 30 MIN

Talk to an engineer,
not a salesperson.

A free 30-minute technical consultation: your goals, your constraints, and a straight answer on whether AI is worth it for your case.

No commitment. No deck. Just engineering.