Local infrastructure burden
Every site can become a separate server, networking and support project.
ARED Edge for Applications
Run your application locally without building your own edge infrastructure.
ARED provides the managed local infrastructure layer for supported software, IoT and institutional applications — including local compute, storage, networking and remote platform operations.
Bring your application
ARED provides the managed edge layer
Local-first
Run selected workflows at the customer site
Synchronize when needed
Keep central and cloud systems where they add value
The Problem
Your software team should not have to become an edge-infrastructure company.
Deploying an application at customer sites can require local servers, storage, networking, updates, remote access and field support — before the application itself creates any value.
Cloud-only limitations
Some workflows need local response, local data handling or continuity during network interruptions.
Harder remote operations
Managing software versions, site health and updates across distributed locations adds operational overhead.
What Changes With ARED
Simplify. Keep operating. Expand.
The technology stays behind the customer outcome.
Use a managed edge layer
ARED provides the local compute, storage, networking and remote-management foundation so the application provider can focus on the software and customer workflow.
Run selected workflows locally
Supported applications, databases and data processing can operate at the site and synchronize with central systems when appropriate.
Deploy a repeatable site architecture
Once the application pattern is validated, the same managed edge model can be repeated across additional sites.
How It Works
Keep the right work local. Synchronize what needs to be centralized.
ARED is hybrid by design. Local-first does not mean cloud-free.
Input / environment
Your application & devices
Software, approved devices, sensors or data sources that need to operate at the customer location.
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At the location
ARED Edge Gateway
Provides the managed local runtime, storage, networking and remote platform operations for supported deployments.
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When needed
Your central platform / cloud
Keep central dashboards, enterprise systems, long-term history, governance and services where they add value.
Application Edge Capabilities
The infrastructure layer for supported local applications.
Third-party applications require technical compatibility, security and deployment review before production.
Supported Application Hosting
Run approved application workloads locally on the ARED managed edge environment.
Local Database / Storage
Keep selected application data close to the workflow and synchronize as required.
Offline-First Workflows
Design supported workflows so local functions can continue during connectivity interruptions.
IoT Integration
Connect approved IoT devices or data sources through defined interfaces.
Remote Updates
Manage the edge platform and supported deployment lifecycle remotely.
Selective Synchronization
Send only the data, events or backups required by the central application architecture.
Best Fit
Where this solution makes sense.
Healthtech
Local registration, workflow or data services that need controlled on-site operation.
Edtech
Local content and applications where connectivity should not be the only dependency.
IoT & Climate Data
Process approved device or sensor data locally before sending required information upstream.
Enterprise Software
Deploy applications at branches, facilities or customer sites without maintaining a separate edge stack.
Clear Scope
What ARED manages — and what may remain separate.
ARED Managed Layer
- ARED managed edge gateway/platform
- Local runtime sized to the agreed application
- Local storage and networking within scope
- Remote platform monitoring and updates
- Supported synchronization interfaces
- Second-line technical escalation for the ARED layer
May Be Separate
- The customer's or partner's application code
- Application-specific licenses and business support
- External sensors/devices unless included
- Internet/WAN service
- Central cloud or data-center systems
- Custom integration beyond the agreed deployment scope
Technical Qualification
Compatibility comes before rollout.
The application must be assessed for packaging, CPU/memory/storage needs, network dependencies, local database behavior, synchronization, security and support ownership.
Best first step
Bring one real application and one real customer-site workflow. ARED can then determine whether the workload fits the edge platform and define a small validation before any larger deployment.
Commercial Model
Request an Assessment
Application deployments are scoped before pricing.
Pricing depends on gateway profile, application resource requirements, storage, support, integration and deployment scale. We do not publish one universal price for third-party application hosting.
Have an application that needs to run closer to the customer?
Bring the application, customer workflow and deployment requirements. We will assess whether ARED can provide the managed local infrastructure layer.
ARED deploys directly in Rwanda. Outside Rwanda, deployments are partner-led. See the Partner Program.
