Hybrid systems are becoming the new default architecture. By combining local compute for privacy and responsiveness with cloud resources for scalability, professionals can achieve greater resilience, transparency, and cost efficiency—without choosing one side over the other.

Local computing is no longer a retro dream shared by the pen-source community. Going Local today is a practical shift made possible by smaller models, affordable GPUs, and new frameworks for edge inference.

Technology moves fast, but understanding it shouldn’t feel out of reach. This glossary is your guide to the language behind today’s computing landscape—from the cloud systems that shaped modern AI to the local tools now bringing it home.

Companion Intelligence is the AI that you own. One local system for turning personal information into powerful context. Privately.