AI where it matters. Even where the network does not reach.
Private, off-grid computing helps organizations that cannot compromise on data control, continuity or independence.
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Why the data stays on site
of EU enterprises that considered AI without adopting it cite data protection
Eurostat · dic 2025Companies do not want to ban AI: they want to use it under their own control. In 2026 total bans on generative AI fell from 28% to 7% of organizations [Cisco 2026 survey], while governed use grows.
Hospitals and clinics
Healthcare is the sector where AI is most needed and where data can leave the least.
- health data (Art. 9 GDPR) that must not leave the hospital
- the European Health Data Space (EHDS, Reg. 2025/327) applies to primary use from 25 March 2027
- law 132/2025 leaves the final decision to the doctor and requires informing the patient
- AI-assisted reading of exams and screening — in the randomized MASAI trial (Sweden, 105,000 women) AI cut radiologists’ reading workload by 44% and increased detected cancers by 29%
- dictation and drafting of reports and discharge letters — in a UCLA study of 238 physicians documentation time fell by 9.5%
- patient record summarization
- triage of patient messages
a US physician spends on average 13 hours a week on indirect activities such as documentation [survey]
Public administration
The public sector has precise AI adoption targets and rules that reward data processed in Italy.
- traceability and human accountability of the decision (Art. 14, law 132/2025)
- procurement preference for data in data centers located in Italy
- service continuity even during blackouts
- classification and routing of protocol and certified email
- drafting of acts and resolutions
- AI-assisted citizen front office
- search across regulations and archives
- council meeting minutes
Edge or D1 for a municipality or union of municipalities, D2 for a province or region.
See the product rangeDefence and security
For defence, AI must work where there is no network, without depending on foreign suppliers and without fuel convoys.
in the DPP 2025-2027: €1.91 bn for cyber and €1.14 bn for C2, digitalization and infrastructure
Analisi DifesaEuropean Defence Fund 2026, with topics on AI-based situational awareness and high-performance energy systems
European Defence Fund- the Ministry’s “AI and Defence – 2026 Edition” strategy aims at strategic autonomy and sovereign compute, with a Defence AI Office and Laboratory
- law 132/2025 (Art. 6) excludes AI activities for national security from its scope; they follow the Defence security rules
- for SAFE funds the European supply chain matters
- decision support and document analysis
- logistics and predictive maintenance
- translation and transcription
- on-site analysis of sensor and satellite imagery
- training and simulation
Barrel Digital provides compute infrastructure and software for support uses; every supply follows the rules on export and dual-use goods.
Portable Edge for operational units, D1–D2 for commands and bases.
See the product rangeBusinesses
In Italy AI spreads fast among large enterprises, but SMEs lag behind: a solution is needed that requires no IT department.
of Italian enterprises with at least 10 employees use AI in 2025 (8.2% in 2024); large 53.1%, SMEs 15.7%
ISTAT- trade secrets, designs and bids that must not end up on third-party servers
- predictable costs rather than pay-per-use
- integration with ERP and email
Where the network does not reach.
The same architecture serves humanitarian operations, civil protection and research in remote places.
Humanitarian and cooperation
Where aid is most needed, both power and connectivity are often missing.
people served by health facilities without reliable electricity; in sub-Saharan Africa only 40% have reliable power
OMS- own energy
- offline operation
- data of vulnerable people that must not leave the country
- local languages
- offline clinical support in field clinics
- translation and transcription of interviews
- beneficiary registration without sending data abroad
- needs assessment reports
Civil protection
When a disaster strikes, the first thing to fall is the power grid, and with it connectivity.
of Italian municipalities at hydrogeological risk, 5.7 million people exposed to landslides
ISPRAof cellular antennas in North Carolina out of service during Hurricane Helene (USA, 2024), mostly for lack of power
FCC, Hurricane Helene- systems that work without a network
- portability
- rapid startup
- synthesis of field reports and radio communications
- on-site analysis of drone and satellite imagery
- situation reports
- consultation of plans and procedures without a connection
Research and agriculture
Those producing food and data in remote places need computing where they are.
yield for wheat and rice with digital agronomic advice in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Mali
Brookings 2025- advice in the local language and by voice
- photo diagnosis without internet
- process satellite imagery locally instead of downloading it
- voice agronomic advice
- plant disease recognition
- satellite analysis of crops and drought
- remote research stations
Questions about sectors.
01Which sector uses on-site AI the most?+
Healthcare and the public sector, because they handle data that by law must not leave.
02Do you need large volumes to justify a system?+
No: the Edge size serves a small organization; the size is chosen by the number of users and the processes.
03Where do the figures come from?+
From public sources cited next to each figure; we update them every quarter.