Deployment options

Sasha runs as a conversational AI assistant over your organisation's own documents.
Four deployment options cover different security, compliance, and budget requirements.

Deployment models

Select the deployment model that matches your organisation's security requirements, technical capabilities, and budget.

1. Private on-premise

Overview

Sasha is deployed on your organisation's own infrastructure. You own and manage everything from hardware to software updates.

Key features

  • Data sovereignty. Data does not leave your premises.
  • Air-gapped deployment options available
  • Full customisation
  • Direct integration with internal systems
  • No external dependencies for core functionality

Security & compliance

  • Data location: 100% on-premise
  • Access control: Your IT policies and systems
  • Compliance: Potential to meet the strictest regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, SOX, and GDPR
  • Encryption: Your choice of encryption standards
  • Audit trail: Internal audit capabilities under your control

Technical requirements

  • Infrastructure: Dedicated servers or cloud instances in your data centre
  • IT support: Internal DevOps or IT team required
  • Maintenance: Customer responsible for updates, backups, and monitoring
  • Skills required: Docker, database management, system administration

Suitable for

  • Government agencies and defence contractors
  • Financial institutions with strict compliance requirements
  • Healthcare organisations handling sensitive patient data
  • Legal firms with confidential client information
  • Organisations with an existing IT infrastructure and team
  • Companies requiring air-gapped systems

Pros

  • Security: Data stays under your control
  • Customisation: Full access to configuration and code
  • Regulatory compliance: Meets the strictest data residency requirements
  • Performance: Direct control over hardware and tuning
  • Integration: Direct connection to internal systems

Cons

  • High IT overhead: Requires a skilled internal IT team
  • Update complexity: Manual deployment of updates and patches
  • Higher total cost: Infrastructure plus licensing plus internal resources
  • Scalability: Manual capacity planning and scaling
  • Support limitations: No direct technical support during incidents

2. Private cloud

Overview

Sasha runs on dedicated cloud infrastructure in your own AWS, Azure, or GCP account. You get cloud scalability and keep data isolation and control.

Key features

  • Dedicated cloud resources in your account
  • Data isolation from other customers
  • Cloud scalability and reliability
  • Your choice of cloud region and availability zones
  • Direct billing relationship with the cloud provider

Security & compliance

  • Data location: Your specified cloud regions
  • Access control: Your cloud IAM policies plus Sasha authentication
  • Compliance: Inherits cloud provider certifications plus your policies
  • Encryption: Cloud-native encryption with your keys
  • Audit trail: Cloud provider logs plus Sasha application logs

Technical requirements

  • Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, or GCP account with appropriate permissions
  • IT support: Cloud administration skills preferred
  • Maintenance: Shared responsibility. You handle the cloud, we handle the application.
  • Skills required: Cloud platform knowledge, basic DevOps

Suitable for

  • Mid to large enterprises with cloud-first strategies
  • Organisations requiring data residency control
  • Companies with existing cloud expertise
  • Businesses needing predictable scaling
  • Organisations that want cloud hosting without shared infrastructure

Pros

  • Control: Your cloud account and your policies
  • Scalability: Cloud auto-scaling
  • Reliability: Cloud provider SLAs and redundancy
  • Cost transparency: Direct cloud billing, no markup
  • Regional choice: Deploy in your preferred regions

Cons

  • Cloud complexity: Requires cloud platform expertise
  • Shared responsibility: You manage the cloud infrastructure
  • Vendor lock-in: Tied to the chosen cloud platform
  • Cost variability: Cloud costs change with usage
  • Setup complexity: More initial configuration

3. Public cloud (SaaS)

Overview

Software-as-a-Service model. Our team hosts and manages Sasha. You get access with minimal setup and we handle technical operations.

Key features

  • Deployment in hours
  • No infrastructure management required
  • Automatic updates and maintenance
  • 24/7 monitoring and support
  • Built-in backup and disaster recovery

Security & compliance

  • Data location: Our cloud infrastructure, with EU and US regions available
  • Access control: Multi-factor authentication, SSO integration
  • Compliance: SOC2 and ISO27001 certified infrastructure
  • Encryption: AES-256 encryption in transit and at rest
  • Audit trail: Logging and audit capabilities

Technical requirements

  • Infrastructure: None required
  • IT support: Minimal. Standard IT security practices.
  • Maintenance: Managed by the Sasha team
  • Skills required: Basic user administration

Suitable for

  • Small to medium businesses
  • Organisations that want a fast start
  • Companies without dedicated IT resources
  • Teams that do not want to manage technology
  • Organisations with standard security requirements

Pros

  • Fast deployment: Live within hours of signup
  • No maintenance: The Sasha team handles technical operations
  • Predictable costs: Fixed monthly pricing
  • Support: Direct access to our technical team
  • Automatic updates: Runs the latest features

Cons

  • Shared infrastructure: Multi-tenant environment
  • Limited customisation: Standard configuration options
  • Data location: Data stored in our infrastructure
  • Dependency: Reliant on our service availability
  • Compliance limitations: May not meet the strictest regulatory requirements

4. Managed private cloud

Overview

Sasha runs on dedicated private infrastructure that we provision, configure, and manage for you. You get private deployment with managed operations.

Key features

  • Dedicated containerised environment for your organisation
  • Managed by our technical team
  • Private infrastructure with isolated data
  • Customisable configuration and branding
  • Predictable monthly costs including infrastructure

Security & compliance

  • Data location: Dedicated private cloud regions
  • Access control: Your authentication integrated with the private instance
  • Compliance: Meets enterprise compliance requirements
  • Encryption: Dedicated encryption keys and certificates
  • Audit trail: Private logging and audit capabilities

Technical requirements

  • Infrastructure: None. We provide it.
  • IT support: Optional. We can provide full support.
  • Maintenance: Managed by the Sasha team
  • Skills required: Standard user administration only

Suitable for

  • Growing enterprises that want private infrastructure without running it
  • Organisations requiring data isolation but lacking IT resources
  • Companies that want predictable total costs
  • Businesses needing compliance without internal expertise

Pros

  • No IT overhead: We manage the technical operations
  • Private: Dedicated infrastructure for your data
  • Predictable costs: All-inclusive monthly pricing
  • Management: Run by Sasha technical specialists
  • Custom configuration: Configured to your requirements
  • Upgrade path: Transition to full private deployment when needed

Cons

  • Higher cost: Premium for the managed private service
  • Less control: We make technical infrastructure decisions
  • Service dependency: Reliant on our management
  • Customisation limits: Some restrictions compared to full on-premise

Comparison matrix

Feature On-premise Private cloud SaaS Managed private
Setup Time 2-4 weeks 1-2 weeks Same day 3-5 days
Data Control Complete High Standard High
Customisation Complete High Limited Moderate
IT Requirements High Moderate Minimal None
Compliance Maximum High Standard High
Scalability Manual Automatic Automatic Managed
Typical Users Government/Finance Cloud-First Orgs SMBs/Startups Enterprise/Premium

Selecting a model

Select private on-premise if:

Data must not leave your physical premises
You have air-gap requirements
Your IT team wants full control
Regulatory compliance requires on-premise data
You have existing infrastructure

Select private cloud if:

You want dedicated resources in the cloud
You have cloud expertise in-house
Data residency control is important
You want to use existing cloud investments
Scalability and reliability are priorities

Select public cloud (SaaS) if:

You want to start fast
You prefer predictable, all-inclusive pricing
Your IT resources are limited
Standard security requirements are sufficient
You want to use Sasha without managing it

Select managed private cloud if:

You need private infrastructure without IT overhead
You want a private deployment
Predictable total costs are important
You prefer full-service management
You may move to on-premise in the future

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