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Terms of Use & Legal

What are the Terms of Use for Sedai's website?

Sedai's Terms of Use outline the rules and conditions for accessing and using the Sedai website (www.sedai.io and its subdomains). By using the site, you agree to be bound by these terms, which cover eligibility, permitted conduct, intellectual property, disclaimers, and limitations of liability. The Terms were last updated on March 9, 2022. For the full details, visit the Terms of Use page.

Who is eligible to use Sedai's website?

To use Sedai's website, you must be at least 18 years old. If you are using the site on behalf of an organization, you must have the legal authority to bind that organization to the Terms of Use. You must also not have been previously suspended or removed from the site or any Sedai service, and your use must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

What license do I have to use Sedai's website?

Sedai grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the site for your personal use, provided you comply with the Terms of Use. This license does not allow you to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or modify the site except as permitted by law.

What conduct is prohibited when using Sedai's site?

Prohibited conduct includes using the site for illegal purposes, violating third-party rights, interfering with security features, uploading malicious code, performing fraudulent activities, selling or transferring access rights, and attempting to circumvent any restrictions or assist others in doing so.

Can Sedai modify or discontinue the website?

Yes, Sedai reserves the right to modify or discontinue the site, including limiting or discontinuing certain features, temporarily or permanently, without notice. Sedai is not liable for any changes or suspension/termination of your access to the site.

What happens if I violate the Terms of Use?

If you violate any provision of the Terms of Use, your authorization to access the site and the agreement automatically terminates. Sedai may also suspend or terminate your access at any time, with or without notice.

What is Sedai's limitation of liability?

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Sedai and its affiliates are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the site. The aggregate liability for all claims is limited to $100. These limitations apply even if any limited remedy fails of its essential purpose.

How does Sedai handle intellectual property on the site?

All visual interfaces, graphics, design, data, code, and other elements of the site are owned by Sedai or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. You may not use these materials except as expressly authorized by Sedai.

What should I know about submitting information or feedback to Sedai?

Do not submit confidential or proprietary information through the site except for your name and email if requested. Any feedback you provide is considered non-confidential and grants Sedai the right to use it for any purpose, including improving the site and creating new products or services.

Does Sedai provide support for the website?

Sedai is under no obligation to provide support for the site. If support is offered, it will be subject to published policies.

Where can I find Sedai's Privacy Policy?

You can find Sedai's Privacy Policy at https://www.sedai.io/privacy-policy. The Privacy Policy explains how Sedai collects, uses, stores, and discloses your personal information.

How can I contact Sedai?

You can contact Sedai by mail at 6701 Koll Center Pkwy #250, Pleasanton, California, 94566, or by email at contact@sedai.io.

Is the Sedai website intended for international use?

The Sedai site is intended for visitors located within the United States. Access from countries or territories where such access is illegal is prohibited.

What happens if the Terms of Use change?

Sedai may change the Terms of Use at any time. Please check the Terms periodically for updates. Disputes will be resolved according to the version in effect at the time the dispute arose.

What law governs the Terms of Use?

The Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the State of California, and any disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of courts located in San Francisco County, California.

What should California residents know about using Sedai's site?

California residents may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs for complaints or further information regarding the site. The address is 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, CA 95834, or call (800) 952-5210.

Does Sedai link to third-party websites?

Yes, the Sedai site may contain links to third-party websites. Sedai is not responsible for the content of these linked websites.

What is Sedai's policy on electronic communications?

By using the site, you consent to receiving electronic communications from Sedai. These communications satisfy any legal requirements for written communication.

What happens if part of the Terms of Use is found invalid?

If any part of the Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.

Can I assign my rights under the Terms of Use?

You may not assign or transfer your rights under the Terms of Use without Sedai's prior written consent. Sedai may assign these Terms at any time without notice or consent.

Product Features & Capabilities

What is Sedai and what does it do?

Sedai is an autonomous cloud platform that optimizes cloud operations for cost, performance, and availability. It uses patented, safety-first autonomous optimization to manage production environments, reducing cloud costs by up to 53%, lowering latency by up to 75%, and minimizing engineering toil. Sedai is designed to make safe, gradual optimizations with continuous validation, never causing incidents or breaching SLOs. Learn more.

What makes Sedai different from other cloud optimization platforms?

Sedai is the only cloud optimization platform patented to make safe, autonomous optimizations in production without causing incidents or breaching SLOs. Unlike risky optimizers that make all-at-once changes, Sedai performs slow, incremental optimizations with continuous validation checks. It also offers application-aware intelligence, full-stack coverage, and proactive issue resolution. See solution briefs.

What are the key features of Sedai?

Sedai's key features include autonomous optimization, application-aware intelligence, proactive issue resolution, full-stack cloud coverage, safety-by-design, release intelligence, and plug-and-play implementation. These features enable up to 50% cost savings, 75% latency reduction, and 6X productivity gains. Learn more.

What integrations does Sedai support?

Sedai integrates with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Datadog, Cloudwatch, Azure Monitor), Kubernetes autoscalers (HPA/VPA, Karpenter), IaC and CI/CD tools (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Terraform), ITSM (ServiceNow, PagerDuty, Jira), notification systems, runbook automation, and serverless platforms (AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate). See all integrations.

What technical documentation is available for Sedai?

Sedai provides a Getting Started Guide, a Kubernetes Optimization Guide, and a Platform Overview. These resources help users onboard quickly and maximize the platform's value. Access them at docs.sedai.io/get-started and sedai.io/resources.

What security and compliance certifications does Sedai have?

Sedai is SOC 2 certified, demonstrating adherence to stringent security and compliance standards for data protection. For more details, visit the Security page.

How long does it take to implement Sedai?

Initial onboarding takes about 15 minutes for agentless or agent-based deployment. Additional setup for integrations may require more time depending on your environment. Sedai's plug-and-play process ensures minimal disruption. Schedule a demo for details.

What is Sedai's pricing model?

Sedai uses a volume-based pricing model, charging based on the resources optimized (e.g., Kubernetes pods, ECS tasks, VMs). There is a free tier and a 30-day free trial. For Kubernetes, a demo is recommended to determine the best pricing. See pricing details.

Use Cases & Benefits

Who can benefit from using Sedai?

Sedai is designed for IT/cloud operations, FinOps, technology leadership, platform engineering, and site reliability engineering (SRE) roles. It serves organizations in cybersecurity, financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, IT, consumer goods, and digital commerce. See case studies.

What business impact can customers expect from Sedai?

Customers typically achieve up to 50% cloud cost reduction, 75% latency reduction, 6X productivity gains, and a financial payback in under six months with ROI greater than 400%. Notable results include KnowBe4 saving $1.2M and Palo Alto Networks saving $3.5M. Read KnowBe4's story.

What problems does Sedai solve?

Sedai addresses cost inefficiencies, operational toil, performance and latency issues, lack of proactive issue resolution, complexity in multi-cloud/hybrid environments, and misaligned priorities between engineering and finance teams. Learn more.

What are common pain points Sedai helps address?

Common pain points include cloud spend pressure, risk and compliance concerns, tool sprawl, talent bandwidth issues, release risk, toil overload, pager fatigue, brittle automation, ticket volume, configuration drift, hybrid complexity, and slow response to anomalies. Sedai's autonomous approach helps resolve these challenges. See solution briefs.

Can you share specific customer success stories?

Yes. KnowBe4 achieved 50% cost savings and saved $1.2M on AWS. Palo Alto Networks saved $3.5M. Belcorp reduced AWS Lambda latency by 77%. Campspot achieved a 34% latency reduction. See more at sedai.io/customers.

What industries are represented in Sedai's case studies?

Sedai's case studies cover cybersecurity (Palo Alto Networks, KnowBe4), financial services (Experian), healthcare, e-commerce (Wayfair, Campspot), IT/technology (HP, Freshworks), consumer goods (Belcorp), and digital commerce (Informed). See all case studies.

What are the main capabilities and benefits of Sedai?

Sedai autonomously optimizes compute, storage, and data resources across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes. It offers up to 50% cost savings, 75% latency reduction, 6X productivity gains, enterprise-grade governance, and continuous learning. Learn more.

How does Sedai ensure safety in autonomous optimization?

Sedai leads with safety by making slow, gradual optimizations with continuous health verification, automatic rollbacks, and incremental changes. This patented approach ensures no incidents or SLO breaches occur during autonomous optimization. Learn more.

What performance improvements can Sedai deliver?

Sedai typically delivers a 30% reduction in cloud costs, 75% fewer failed customer interactions, 50% reduction in engineering toil, and up to 99.5% reduction in response times (e.g., KnowBe4). Real-time services see up to 30% latency reduction. See platform results.

What types of cloud environments does Sedai support?

Sedai supports AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, EC2, EBS), Azure (AKS), GCP, and Kubernetes environments. It provides both agentless and agent-based SaaS solutions for secure connectivity. Learn more.

Who are some of Sedai's customers?

Sedai's customers include KnowBe4, Palo Alto Networks, Belcorp, Campspot, Inflection, and Freshworks. These organizations have achieved measurable results in cost savings and performance improvements. See customer stories.

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Terms of Use

Last Updated: March 9, 2022

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Sedai Inc. (“Sedai,” “we,” or “us”) and our website at www.sedai.io, including subdomains of that website (collectively, the “Site”). These Terms of Use are a legally binding contract between you and Sedai regarding your use of the Site.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY.

BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND, AS A CONDITION TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE PRIVACY POLICY (DEFINED BELOW) (TOGETHER, THESE “TERMS”). If you are not eligible, or do not agree to the Terms, then you do not have our permission to use the SITE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE, AND SEDAI’S PROVISION OF THE SITE TO YOU, CONSTITUTES AN AGREEMENT BY SEDAI AND BY YOU TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.

  1. Overview. The Site provides information about Sedai, which is the pioneer of continuous autonomous application management. Sedai autonomously detects and proactively addresses potential issues in production, improving performance, ensuring availability, and managing cloud costs. Acting as an intelligent autopilot for Site Reliability Engineers (“SREs”), Sedai eliminates significant toil for SREs so they can scale and increase innovation cycles.
  2. Eligibility. You must be at least 18 years old to use the Site. By agreeing to these Terms, you represent and warrant to us that: (i) (a) if you are agreeing to these Terms as an individual, you are at least 18 years old; or (b) if you are agreeing to these Terms on behalf an entity or organization, you have full legal authority to bind such organization or entity to this Agreement; (ii) you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Site or any other service provided by Sedai; and (iii) your use of the Site is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. 
  3. Licenses
    1. Limited License. Subject to your complete and ongoing compliance with these Terms, Sedai grants you, solely for your personal use, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Site. 
    2. License Restrictions. Except and solely to the extent such a restriction is impermissible under applicable law, you may not: (a) reproduce, distribute, publicly display, or publicly perform the Site; (b) make modifications to the Site; or (c) interfere with or circumvent any feature of the Site, including any security or access control mechanism. If you are prohibited under applicable law from using the Site, you may not use it.
    3. Information You Submit. Do not submit any information or other materials that you consider confidential or proprietary through the Site except for your name and email address that we may request if you would like to contact us or register for a free trial. You represent and warrant that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date and we are not responsible for any loss or damages if you breach the foregoing representation and warranty. If you choose to provide input and suggestions regarding problems with or proposed modifications or improvements to the Site (“Feedback”), then you do so on a non-confidential basis (regardless of any designation or indication to the contrary in the submitted information or any accompanying correspondence) and you hereby grant Sedai an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free transferable, sublicensable right to exploit the Feedback in any manner and for any purpose, including to improve the Site and create other products and services.
  4. Ownership; Proprietary Rights. The Site is owned and operated by Sedai. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, data, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of the Site (“Materials”) provided by Sedai are protected by intellectual property and other laws. All Materials included in the Site are the property of Sedai or its third-party licensors. Except as expressly authorized by Sedai, you may not make use of the Materials. Sedai reserves all rights to the Materials not granted expressly in these Terms.
  5. Linked Websites. The Site may contain links to third party websites. Linked websites are not under Sedai’s control, and Sedai is not responsible for their content. 
  6. Prohibited Conduct. BY USING THE SITE YOU AGREE NOT TO: 
    1. use the Site for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
    2. violate, or encourage others to violate, any right of a third party, including by infringing or misappropriating any third-party intellectual property right;
    3. interfere with security-related features of the Site, including by: (i) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use or copying of any content; or (ii) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to discover the source code of any portion of the Site except to the extent that the activity is expressly permitted by applicable law;
    4. interfere with the operation of the Site or any user’s enjoyment of the Site, including by uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm, or other malicious code or interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide the Site;
    5. perform any fraudulent activity including impersonating any person or entity, or claiming a false affiliation;
    6. sell or otherwise transfer the access granted under these Terms or any Materials or any right or ability to view, access, or use any Materials; or
    7. attempt to do any of the acts described in this Section 6 or assist or permit any person in engaging in any of the acts described in this Section 6.
  7. Modification of these Terms. We reserve the right to change these Terms on a going-forward basis at any time. Please check these Terms periodically for changes. Except as expressly permitted in this Section 7, these Terms may be amended only by a written agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties to these Terms. Disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved in accordance with the version of these Terms that was in effect at the time the dispute arose.
  8. Modification of the Site. Sedai reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Site at any time (including by limiting or discontinuing certain features of the Site), temporarily or permanently, without notice to you. Sedai will have no liability for any change to the Site or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of the Site. 
  9. Term. These Terms are effective beginning when you accept the Terms or first access, or use the Site, and ending when terminated as described in this Section 9. If you violate any provision of these Terms, your authorization to access the Site and these Terms automatically terminate. In addition, Sedai may, at its sole discretion, terminate these Terms, or suspend or terminate your access to the Site, at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without notice. Upon termination of these Terms: (a) your license rights will terminate and you must immediately cease all use of the Site; (b) you will no longer be authorized to access the Site; and (c) Sections 3.3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 will survive. 
  10. Indemnity. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you are responsible for your use of the Site, and you will defend and indemnify Sedai and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents (together, the “Sedai Entities”) from and against every claim brought by a third party, and any related liability, damage, loss, and expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or connected with: (a) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Site; (b) your violation of any portion of these Terms, any representation, warranty, or agreement referenced in these Terms, or any applicable law or regulation; (c) your violation of any third party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (d) any dispute or issue between you and any third party. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you (without limiting your indemnification obligations with respect to that matter), and in that case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of those claims.
  11. Disclaimers; No Warranties
    1. THE SITE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ON AN “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. SEDAI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO THE SITE AND ALL MATERIALS AND CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING: (a) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (b) ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. SEDAI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT OFFERED THROUGH THE SITE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, AND SEDAI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE CORRECTED.
    2. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE SITE OR SEDAI ENTITIES OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY REGARDING ANY OF THE SEDAI ENTITIES OR THE SITE THAT IS NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE SITE OR YOUR USE OF THE SITE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU USE ANY PORTION OF THE SITE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY (INCLUDING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE) OR ANY LOSS OF DATA.
    3. THE LIMITATIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS SECTION APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sedai does not disclaim any warranty or other right that Sedai is prohibited from disclaiming under applicable law.
  12. Limitation of Liability
    1. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE SEDAI ENTITIES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR ANY OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SITE OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ANY SEDAI ENTITY HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE.
    2. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE SEDAI ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SITE OR OTHERWISE UNDER THESE TERMS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO $100.
    3. EACH PROVISION OF THESE TERMS THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED TO AND DOES ALLOCATE THE RISKS BETWEEN THE PARTIES UNDER THESE TERMS. THIS ALLOCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12 WILL APPLY EVEN IF ANY LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
  13. Miscellaneous
    1. General Terms. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”), the Copyright Policy and any Additional Terms (defined below), are the entire and exclusive understanding and agreement between you and Sedai regarding your use of the Site. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your rights under these Terms, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms at any time without notice or consent. The failure to require performance of any provision will not affect our right to require performance at any other time after that, nor will a waiver by us of any breach or default of these Terms, or any provision of these Terms, be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. Use of section headers in these Terms is for convenience only and will not have any impact on the interpretation of any provision. Throughout these Terms the use of the word “including” means “including but not limited to”. If any part of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible, and the remaining parts will remain in full force and effect.
    2. Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. You and Sedai submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within San Francisco County, California for resolution of any lawsuit or court proceeding permitted under these Terms.
    3. Privacy Policy. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully for information relating to our collection, use, storage, disclosure of your personal information. The Privacy Policy is incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
    4. Additional Terms. Your use of the Site is subject to all additional terms, policies, rules, or guidelines applicable to the Site or certain features of the Site that we may post on or link to from the Site or that you agree to in connection with certain technology or services made available to you by or on behalf of Sedai (the “Additional Terms”). All Additional Terms are incorporated by this reference into, and made a part of, these Terms.
    5. Consent to Electronic Communications. By using the Site, you consent to receiving certain electronic communications from us. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that those communications be in writing. 
    6. Contact Information. The Site is offered by Sedai, Inc., located at 6701 Koll Center Pkwy #250, Pleasanton, California, 94566. You may contact us by sending correspondence to that address or by emailing us at contact@sedai.io.
    7. Notice to California Residents. If you are a California resident, under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you may contact the Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs in writing at 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite S-202, Sacramento, California 95834, or by telephone at (800) 952-5210 in order to resolve a complaint regarding the Site or to receive further information regarding use of the Site.
    8. No Support. We are under no obligation to provide support for the Site. In instances where we may offer support, the support will be subject to published policies.
    9. International Use. The Site is intended for visitors located within the United States. We make no representation that the Site is appropriate or available for use outside of the United States. Access to the Site from countries or territories or by individuals where such access is illegal is prohibited.