iGears deploys AI in three ways: through managed APIs, in a data centre of your choice—including Canadian residency options—or on-site in your environment. We choose the architecture around your data, integration, security and operating requirements. Before launch, we document where information is processed, stored and backed up, and who can access it.
Three deployment paths
Start with data classification, integrations, expected usage and who will operate the system. The right choice is the one your team can secure, support and explain.
Fastest start
Connect your application to approved hosted models through a controlled routing layer. This is often the fastest route to a pilot and can support model selection, filtering, logging and fallback rules. Processing locations depend on the providers and configurations you approve.
Regional control
Host a dedicated AI workload in a data centre of your choice, including Canadian residency options. This provides greater control over region, access and isolation without requiring hardware in your office. The design records backups, monitoring, subprocessors and support access.
Your environment
Run the model and supporting services on infrastructure under your organization’s control. This suits workloads with strict confidentiality, connectivity or operational constraints, provided hardware, patching, backup, monitoring and incident responsibilities are agreed in advance.
Residency clarification: Canadian residency is an available architecture option, not a blanket claim for every provider or integration. We confirm the location of application data, logs, backups and supporting services during scoping.
Decision guide
We compare sensitivity, time, budget and operating capacity, then produce a written deployment map.
| Decision factor | API routing | Data-centre hosting | On-site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data sensitivity | Approved workloads with provider controls | Stricter regional and isolation needs | Highest internal-control requirements |
| Time to pilot | Usually shortest | Moderate setup | Longest preparation |
| Up-front cost | Usually lowest | Dedicated hosting cost | Hardware and operations may be required |
| Operations | Provider plus iGears controls | Managed infrastructure and monitoring | Your environment with agreed support duties |
Written before launch
The deployment map covers providers, regions, access, retention, logs, backups, monitoring, fallback and human oversight. Claims such as “fully private” or “stays in Canada” are used only when the complete design supports them.
Questions we hear
A controlled API route is usually fastest because it does not require dedicated hardware. Provider, region, logging and fallback rules still need to be approved before real data is used.
Canadian residency is available for suitable data-centre and provider configurations. We confirm the location of application data, logs, backups and supporting services rather than treating residency as a blanket claim.
Not automatically. Updates, telemetry, backups, support access and integrations all affect the boundary. We document each connection and can design for offline operation where the chosen model and workflow support it.
Not for API routing or managed data-centre hosting. On-site deployment may reuse suitable infrastructure or require new hardware after workload, model size, availability and support needs are assessed.
Usually, yes. A well-separated application and model layer makes it easier to move from an API pilot to dedicated hosting or on-site operation, but data and integration dependencies should be planned early.
The deployment map covers providers, processing regions, storage, logs, backups, identity and access, retention, monitoring, fallback, incident ownership and human oversight.
Get a quotation
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