Executive and board private AI
Before leadership uses AI, choose where strategic data is processed.
The same board packets, M&A notes, pricing plans, and internal financials can be sent to a public AI cloud, or processed on your private hosted AI server protected by encrypted VPN.
For owners, executives, boards, and senior management teamsOption A
Public AI Cloud
Using a browser-based public AI service can send prompts, attachments, and strategic business context to third-party AI infrastructure in the public cloud.
Public Internet → AI vendor cloud
ChatGPTOpenAI
ClaudeAnthropic
GeminiGoogle
GrokxAIPrivacy considerations
- Consumer AI settings and retention vary by product and plan.
- Some providers use chats for service improvement unless controls are changed.
- If an account is compromised, saved prompts and chat history may expose sensitive strategy.
Convenience vs. privacy: where is your risk tolerance?
Your strategic business data
◈ Board packets and internal financials
◆ M&A, pricing, and strategy notes
Same data. Different processing destinations.
Choose the processing destination.
Option B
SterlingPRIVATE.ai
Your leadership team uses a dedicated hosted AI server — managed by Sterling, connected by VPN, and not shared with other organizations.
Encrypted VPN → dedicated private server
Your private hosted AI server
A dedicated environment for your organization — like an extension of your own network.
✓Dedicated to your organization
✓VPN connected
✓Managed by Sterling
Not a shared public AI website. Strategic business data is processed on your private server.