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iiDrak: The Open Lakehouse for AI, Anywhere

Unify your data. Reduce your costs. Deploy on any infrastructure.

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The Problem

You already have a platform.
Here's what it's costing you.

Three problems quietly compound every quarter, regardless of which platform you're running today.

1
The Cloud Bill Problem

Consumption-based pricing scales your costs faster than your business value. Your bill this quarter is a surprise. So is next quarter's.

2
The Lock-In Problem

Proprietary formats and cloud-tied compute mean migrating costs months and millions. Your intellectual property is held hostage by someone else's architecture.

3
The Deployment Problem

Defense, healthcare, and regulated industries can't always move sensitive data to the public cloud. Most platforms treat on-premises as an afterthought — if they support it at all.

What Customers Find When They Look Closely
Before Nexaris

Cloud-locked platforms, unpredictable bills growing 40% YoY, and sensitive data that legally couldn't move to the cloud — blocking every AI initiative at the compliance review.

After Nexaris

One platform on their own hardware, every data source connected, governance and AI built in — at a predictable cost the board approves on the first review.

Platform

Three products.
One unified data intelligence layer.

Built to work independently or together — covering the full data-to-AI lifecycle without forcing you into a single-vendor stack.

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Data Platform
iiDrak Lakehouse

The open lakehouse for AI, anywhere. Unify all your data across any storage layer — with MPP querying, real-time streaming, and full time-travel versioning.

  • MPP Data Mesh Query Engine
  • Real-time + Batch Processing
  • Time Travel & Data Versioning
  • Hardware-Agnostic Deployment
  • HA & Disaster Recovery
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AI Studio
Wa-Sul AI Studio

Build, train, and deploy production AI without a PhD in MLOps. Low-code drag-and-drop workflows, built-in VectorDB for RAG, and MLflow tracking — for every team.

  • Drag-and-Drop AI Workflow Builder
  • Built-in VectorDB for RAG / LLM
  • MLflow Experiment Tracking
  • Collaborative Notebooks
  • Reusable Feature Store
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Governance
Guardiuum

Enterprise governance and security baked into the architecture from day one. Zero Trust, fine-grained RBAC, full lineage, and PII / GDPR / HIPAA frameworks — out of the box.

  • Zero Trust Security Architecture
  • Row & Column Masking / RBAC
  • End-to-End Data Lineage
  • GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS Frameworks
  • Multi-Tenancy Support
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Key Advantages

How iiDrak Stacks Up

Key advantages that make iiDrak the ideal open lakehouse for your AI initiatives.

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Universal Storage Support

Seamlessly integrate with any S3 compliant storage solution, giving you ultimate flexibility and control over your data lake.

Flexible Compute

Deploy iiDrak on your preferred infrastructure, whether it's on-premises, in a single cloud, or across multiple clouds.

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Built-in Data Governance and Security

Protect your valuable intellectual property with robust, built-in data governance and security features.

Platform

iiDrak Lakehouse Platform

Explore the key components of the iiDrak lakehouse Platform that power modern data and AI solutions.

Simplify Data Engineering

Build reliable data pipelines that transform and prepare data for analytics and machine learning. We provide a unified platform for batch and streaming data processing.

  • ETL/ELT data processing at any scale
  • Real-time streaming data processing
  • Data Lake for reliable data management
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Data Engineering Dashboard

Accelerate Data Science & ML

Build, train, and deploy machine learning models faster with collaborative notebooks, MLflow for experiment tracking, and integrated model serving.

  • Collaborative notebooks for team productivity
  • MLflow for experiment tracking and model registry
  • Feature Store for reusable ML features
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Data Science Workspace

Comprehensive Data Governance & Security

Ensure data quality, security, and compliance with Unity Catalog, providing a unified governance solution for all data and AI assets.

  • Fine-grained access control
  • Data lineage and auditing
  • Automated data quality management
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Data Governance Dashboard
Insights

Latest Blog Posts

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Use Cases

Industry Use Cases

Discover how iiDrak transforms data management across various industries

Deployed across 🏛️ Defense & Intelligence 💰 Financial Services 🏥 Healthcare Systems ⚡ Energy & Utilities 📡 Telecommunications 🏭 Manufacturing
100%

Open format architecture — Apache Iceberg, no proprietary lock-in

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Deployment modes: on-prem, air-gapped, cloud, hybrid

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Industries with pre-built compliance frameworks

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Products covering the full data-to-AI lifecycle in one platform

How It Works

From data to AI in three steps.
On your infrastructure.

No rearchitecting. No cloud migration. No vendor negotiation. Nexaris works with your existing stack and deploys where your data already lives.

1

Connect Your Data

iiDrak connects to every data source you already have — databases, data warehouses, object storage, streaming platforms, and SaaS applications — without moving or copying your data.

2

Deploy on Your Infrastructure

Choose your deployment: on-premises servers, air-gapped environment, private cloud, or any public cloud. Guardiuum enforces governance and access controls automatically from day one.

3

Build & Ship AI

Wa-Sul AI Studio lets data engineers — not just data scientists — build, train, and deploy production AI pipelines. RAG applications, predictive models, and ML workflows ship in weeks.

See It Live in 30 Minutes →

No preparation needed on your end. We'll tailor the demo to your architecture.

Why Nexaris

The right platform for your role.

Whether you own the architecture, the data engineering pipeline, or the compliance posture — Nexaris was built for you specifically.

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Deploy on your terms

On-premises, air-gapped, multi-cloud, or hybrid — iiDrak runs where your data must live.

✓ No cloud dependency for sensitive workloads
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Predictable cost model

Partner-led licensing replaces consumption billing — no surprise invoices as data volumes grow.

✓ Customers report 40%+ infrastructure cost reduction
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Zero vendor lock-in

Apache Iceberg open formats mean your data and pipelines are always portable — renew from strength, not dependency.

✓ Full data portability, export any time
Unified batch + real-time

iiDrak's MPP engine handles streaming and batch in one platform — no separate cluster, no dual pipelines.

✓ Single pipeline for all data types
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Ship AI without ML specialists

Wa-Sul's drag-and-drop builder and built-in VectorDB let data engineers own RAG and ML pipelines end-to-end.

✓ Production AI pipelines in weeks, not quarters
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Works with your existing stack

Spark, Kafka, dbt, Airflow, Tableau, Power BI — Nexaris integrates natively with what you already run.

✓ Zero pipeline rework required to start
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Zero Trust built in, not bolted on

Guardiuum's Zero Trust architecture governs every query, pipeline, and model run automatically — not as an add-on.

✓ No governance gaps at the data layer
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Compliance frameworks pre-built

GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, and SOX controls ship with the platform — configure, don't construct.

✓ Audit evidence always ready
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Air-gap capable, data never leaves

For classified or high-sensitivity environments — full platform capability with zero external dependencies.

✓ Deployed in air-gapped government environments
01 — Deploy Anywhere
Your data goes where your business goes — not where the cloud allows.

iiDrak deploys on-premises, air-gapped, private cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP, or any combination as a first-class deployment mode. Not a workaround. Not a consulting project.

02 — Open Architecture
Open formats mean you own your data future — not your vendor.

Built on Apache Iceberg and open table formats. Your data is always readable by other tools, always exportable, always yours — no conversion required. We earn your renewal by being better, not by trapping you.

03 — Native Governance
Governance that's embedded, not bolted on.

Guardiuum is in the Nexaris architecture from day one. Every query, every pipeline, every model training run inherits governance controls automatically. Compliance isn't a layer you add — it's the foundation everything else runs on.

04 — Accessible AI
AI for every data team member — not just data scientists.

Wa-Sul AI Studio's drag-and-drop workflows, built-in VectorDB, and MLflow integration put production AI pipelines in the hands of data engineers. Your team ships in weeks, not quarters.

Platform Comparison

An honest look at how
the platforms actually compare.

Evaluated across 18 dimensions that matter at enterprise scale. We've tried to be accurate, not promotional.

Feature Nexaris Databricks Snowflake Cloudera IBM watsonx
Deployment & Infrastructure
On-premises deployment Native Limited
Air-gapped / classified Native Limited Limited
Edge & hybrid deployment Partial Partial
Multi-cloud Partial
Architecture & Openness
No proprietary format lock-in Delta lock Partial
Apache Iceberg support Partial
Real-time + batch unified Partial Partial
AI & Machine Learning
Built-in AI/ML studio Wa-Sul Limited Via partner
Built-in VectorDB for RAG/LLM Via Mosaic Cortex only Partial
Low-code / no-code AI Partial
Governance, Security & Compliance
Zero Trust architecture Built-in Add-on Add-on Partial
PII / GDPR / HIPAA frameworks Manual Manual Partial
End-to-end data lineage Limited
Commercial Model
Predictable (non-consumption) licensing Subscription Tiered
Partner-led delivery model Direct+partner Direct+partner Direct+partner Direct+partner
Customer owns their IP Config-dependent Config-dependent

Based on publicly available documentation 2025–2026. Contact us to validate specifics for your environment.

Customer Outcome

From a 40% annual cost overrun
to a predictable, governed platform.

Financial Services — Tier-1 Institution

How a major financial institution eliminated unpredictable cloud data costs and deployed compliant AI — on their own infrastructure.

42%
Cost Reduction
<28 days
To Production
100%
On-Premises
The Challenge
Runaway cloud data costs and a compliance wall blocking AI

Cloud data costs had grown to $4.2M annually — up 40% YoY — with no matching growth in data-driven revenue. Meanwhile, compliance blocked every AI initiative because model training required sending sensitive financial data off-premises.

The Solution
iiDrak + Wa-Sul deployed fully on-premises, governed by Guardiuum

A certified Nexaris partner deployed iiDrak on the institution's existing hardware in under four weeks, migrating core workloads via open Iceberg formats — no conversion, no pipeline rebuild. Wa-Sul let the data engineering team ship a fraud-detection AI model entirely within the firewall.

The Result
$2.5M annual savings with compliant AI in production

Predictable licensing replaced consumption billing. Compliance approved AI initiatives in days instead of months. The institution now runs fraud detection, risk analytics, and customer 360 models entirely on-premises — with full governance and audit trails.

Switching Platforms

Migration without the migration project.

Open formats mean you don't have to rebuild your pipelines to adopt Nexaris. Here's how teams transition from common platforms.

From Databricks
Databricks

Cloud bills growing faster than business value? Need on-premises for regulated workloads?

  • → Delta to Iceberg conversion tools
  • → Spark notebooks run unchanged
  • → MLflow integration maintained
From Snowflake
Snowflake

Data residency requirements? Need predictable costs instead of consumption billing?

  • → SQL queries run with minimal changes
  • → BI tools connect via standard JDBC/ODBC
  • → Iceberg tables export anytime
From Cloudera
Cloudera

License complexity? Need modern AI capabilities without additional vendors?

  • → Hadoop/Spark workloads migrate directly
  • → Built-in AI/ML studio replaces add-ons
  • → Simplified partner-led licensing
Partner Network

Nexaris is built to be
delivered by partners.

We don't sell direct. Every deployment is designed, implemented, and supported by a certified partner — so your customer gets deep expertise alongside the platform, not just a license key.

Partner-led licensing — you set the commercial terms
Dedicated partner success manager
Pre-sales technical and commercial support
Deal registration and pricing via Partner Portal
Joint marketing and pipeline development
Systems Integrators
Design & Deliver

Large SIs and boutique consultancies that architect and implement enterprise data platforms. You bring the relationship and delivery capability; Nexaris brings the platform and pre-built compliance frameworks.

Value-Added Resellers
Expand Your Portfolio

VARs with existing enterprise customer relationships. Nexaris extends your portfolio with a platform your customers are actively seeking alternatives for — especially in regulated verticals.

ISVs & Technology Partners
Build Together

Software vendors integrating with or building alongside Nexaris — OEM arrangements, joint go-to-market, and API-level partnerships for complementary technology.

Common Questions

Questions buyers ask during evaluation

Databricks is strong for cloud-native ML workloads. Where it falls short: data that can't leave your firewall, cloud bills growing faster than business value, or a genuine on-prem requirement. Nexaris fills those gaps and integrates with existing Databricks workloads during any transition. Many customers run both during evaluation before consolidating for regulated or on-prem environments.

Snowflake is an excellent cloud data warehouse — but it's fundamentally SaaS. Your data lives in Snowflake's cloud on Snowflake's pricing model. Nexaris gives you the same class of performance and governance, deployed in your environment, on your storage, with open formats. For regulated industries, this distinction is frequently non-negotiable.

Yes. Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow, dbt, Tableau, Power BI, and all major BI/ETL tools connect natively. The S3-compatible storage API means most tools built for AWS S3 work with iiDrak out of the box. You don't throw away years of pipeline work to adopt Nexaris.

Nexaris is sold exclusively through certified partners, who offer predictable licensing structures — not consumption-based billing. You know your data costs before you run a single query. Contact a Nexaris partner for a proposal tailored to your environment and scale.

Yes. Nexaris was designed with air-gapped, classified, and regulated environments as first-class targets. The platform supports fully disconnected on-premises deployment with all features intact. Guardiuum's Zero Trust architecture, RBAC, and audit capabilities are built for environments with the highest classification requirements.
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