In today’s busy digital landscape, AI agent tools have become indispensable for streamlining workflows. Yet, many organisations remain cautious about deploying these technologies due to data security concerns. Cohere, the innovative Canadian firm, addresses this challenge with North – a platform built to run securely on your own infrastructure.
Nick Frosst, Cohere’s co-founder and CEO, highlighted North’s strength: running language models (LLMs) within a customer’s environment means that data stays where it belongs. “LLMs are only as good as the data they have access to,” he remarked. Whether on on-premise servers or hybrid clouds, North ensures that sensitive information remains off external networks, even operating smoothly on as few as two GPUs.
Security is at the heart of North. It features granular access controls, agent autonomy policies, continuous red-teaming, and third-party security evaluations. Plus, it complies with international standards like GDPR, SOC-2, and ISO 27001. This robust approach has already proven effective with pilots at organisations like RBC, Dell, LG, and Ensemble Health Partners.
But North isn’t just about safety. It also streamlines everyday tasks—from handling customer queries via chat and search, to summarising meetings, creating marketing content, and even generating tables and slideshows. Powered by Cohere’s Command generative AI models and Compass multimodal search stack, it’s a practical tool for easing daily challenges around data and workflow management.
The recent acquisition of Ottogrid, known for automating market research, further boosts North’s abilities. With seamless integrations into workplace favourites such as Gmail, Slack, and Salesforce, North provides a smooth bridge from manual augmentation to full automation—a welcome relief if you’ve ever had to juggle multiple tools.
Cohere’s North offers a balanced mix of robust security, ease of use, and innovative functionality, making it a smart choice for enterprises looking to harness AI without compromising on data protection.
