The Foundation
Fractal Computing Technology
Every application hosted on Cloud-Sliver runs on Fractal Computing technology — a distributed processing architecture built from the ground up for enterprise AI analytics on structured data.
Traditional databases are designed for transactional workloads: fast point lookups, ACID compliance, concurrent write safety. They perform poorly on the wide-scan, aggregate, and transform workloads that enterprise AI demands. That mismatch is why AI applications running directly against legacy databases are slow, expensive, and dangerous.
Fractal solves this with a fundamentally different architecture. Data and compute are co-located across a network of Fractal agents, each holding the full application stack for a slice of the dataset. There is no centralized database, no middleware, and no cloud dependency. The result is application performance that is 100× to 1,000,000× faster than legacy architectures — on a fraction of the hardware.
A Fortune 500 utility billing 10 million customers in 9 minutes on $20,000 in hardware, compared to 90+ hours on a $2M legacy infrastructure. This is Fractal technology running on Cloud-Sliver.
Core Architecture
The Digital Twin
Fractal creates a synchronized digital twin of your structured data — a live, continuously updated replica of your databases and systems of record that lives in a separate, protected environment.
The twin is not a backup and not a snapshot. It is a real-time replica that maintains full fidelity with your production data. As your source systems change, the twin updates automatically through a one-way synchronization pipeline.
The critical rule: data flows one way. From your systems of record into the twin. All AI processing — reads, writes, analytics, transformations — happens exclusively on the twin. Your original systems of record are never touched by AI operations.
When AI produces a result that needs to be written back to production — a finalized bill run, a validated rate change, an approved transformation — it is promoted through a controlled, auditable process. Nothing writes back to your systems of record without explicit authorization.
AI can hallucinate, get injected, or behave unexpectedly on the twin. The damage stays contained. It never reaches your production databases. This is not a guardrail — it is an architectural guarantee.
What Cloud-Sliver Adds
The Cloud-Sliver Hosting Layer
Fractal Computing provides the technology. Cloud-Sliver provides everything required to run that technology reliably in production at enterprise scale.
Operating Fractal infrastructure requires specialized knowledge: node sizing, network topology for optimal Locality Optimization, synchronization pipeline tuning, backup and recovery procedures, and Fractal version management. Cloud-Sliver’s engineering team handles all of it.
What Cloud-Sliver manages on your behalf:
Infrastructure Provisioning
Node sizing, cluster configuration, network topology, and storage allocation based on your workload profile and growth projections.
Synchronization Pipeline
Design, deployment, and ongoing tuning of the data pipeline that keeps your Fractal digital twin continuously synchronized with your source systems.
Monitoring & Alerting
24/7 observability across all Fractal nodes, synchronization lag, application performance metrics, and infrastructure health — with escalation paths defined in your SLA.
Fractal Version Management
Coordinated upgrades to new Fractal releases, including pre-upgrade testing in a staging environment and zero-downtime deployment procedures.
Backup & Recovery
Automated snapshots, retention policy management, and tested recovery procedures. Dedicated customers define their own RTO and RPO targets.
Security & Compliance
Network isolation, access controls, audit logging, and compliance documentation. Air-gapped and sovereign deployments available on Dedicated.
Architecture
Data Flow
Understanding how data moves through a Cloud-Sliver deployment is essential for evaluating it against your existing architecture and compliance requirements.
The synchronization pipeline runs on Cloud-Sliver’s managed network. In Dedicated deployments, the pipeline can run entirely within your network boundary, with no data transiting Cloud-Sliver’s shared infrastructure.
Getting to Production
Deployment Process
A Cloud-Sliver deployment follows a structured process designed to reach production in 30 days (Managed Cloud) or 90 days (Dedicated) with no disruption to your existing systems.
Discovery & Scoping (Week 1–2)
Cloud-Sliver engineers review your source system architecture, data volumes, application requirements, and compliance constraints. We size the Fractal cluster, design the sync pipeline, and define the SLA.
Infrastructure Provisioning (Week 2–3)
Fractal nodes are provisioned and configured. Network segments and access controls are established. The synchronization pipeline is deployed and tested against a staging copy of your data.
Parallel Validation (Week 3–4)
The Fractal digital twin runs in parallel alongside your existing systems. Your team validates data fidelity, application performance, and output correctness against the existing production baseline.
Production Cutover
Once validation is complete and your team has signed off, applications cut over to the Fractal twin. Your existing systems remain in place and unchanged. The twin is now the operational environment.
Nothing in your existing environment changes until you choose to cut over. The parallel deployment model means zero deployment risk to your current operations.
Security
Security & Isolation
Cloud-Sliver’s security posture is designed for the requirements of Fortune 500 enterprises: regulated industries, sensitive customer data, and zero tolerance for unauthorized access or data leakage.
Managed Cloud isolation uses logical separation — dedicated VLANs, separate data partitions within the Fractal cluster, and tenant-scoped access credentials. No tenant can access another tenant’s data or compute.
Dedicated isolation goes further: physical node separation, a private network segment with dedicated switching, and optional air-gapped deployment with no external network connectivity. Suitable for government, defense, and highly regulated financial workloads.
All data in transit is encrypted with TLS 1.3. Data at rest on Fractal nodes is encrypted using AES-256. Access to the Cloud-Sliver management plane requires multi-factor authentication and is logged with a full audit trail.
Dedicated deployments support sovereign data residency in any Cloud-Sliver facility, including facilities that have never had external network connectivity. Air-gapped deployments are available for government and classified workloads.
Day-Two Operations
Operations & SLAs
Cloud-Sliver operates your Fractal infrastructure around the clock. Every deployment is covered by a defined SLA with clear remedies for any breach.
Managed Cloud SLA: 99.9% monthly uptime, measured at the application API endpoint. Credits applied automatically — no claims process required.
Dedicated SLA: Negotiated per contract. Uptime targets up to 99.99%, with custom RTO and RPO targets, defined escalation paths, and named account team contacts available 24/7.
Cloud-Sliver’s operations team monitors every Fractal node continuously. Alerts are triaged and remediated before they become customer-visible. In the event of a node failure, Fractal’s distributed architecture allows remaining nodes to absorb the workload while the failed node is replaced — with no data loss and minimal performance impact.
Because Fractal’s architecture is distributed by design, there is no single point of failure. A node can be replaced while the cluster continues serving your application at full capacity.
Next Step
Getting Started
The fastest way to evaluate Cloud-Sliver is a 90-day proof of concept deployment. We provision a Managed Cloud environment using your production data, run your application in parallel with your existing systems, and give you real performance and cost numbers to compare.
There is no commitment required to run a proof of concept. Your existing systems continue to operate normally throughout. At the end of 90 days, you have real data to make an informed decision.