Glossary

A vector database is a specialized data storage system that stores information as numerical embeddings (vectors) rather than traditional rows and columns.

An AI Governance Platform is enterprise software that provides centralized control, monitoring, and policy enforcement for all AI systems across an organization.

An LLM firewall is a security layer that monitors and filters content flowing into and out of large language models, blocking harmful prompts, toxic outputs, data leakage, and policy violations before they reach users or systems.

RAG transforms AI from a system that guesses based on patterns into one that looks up facts from authoritative sources.

Guardrails are the difference between an AI that can help and one that won't cause harm.

An MCP Gateway provids role-based access control, identity mapping, credential management, and comprehensive audit trails to MCP servers.

MCP provides one standardized way for AI agents to interact with enterprise systems, replacing fragmented custom integrations with a single, interoperable protocol.

AI agents represent the shift from AI as a conversational interface to AI as a workforce multiplier.