# Tillered

> Network performance software that accelerates TCP traffic across long-distance and high-latency links.

Tillered optimises network performance at the TCP layer, requiring no application changes. It segments long-distance paths and applies automated congestion control tuning to maximise throughput. Available as a fully managed cloud service or a self-hosted deployment for air-gapped and restricted environments.

## What Tillered Does

Tillered delivers faster transfers, higher throughput, and more stable connections over long-distance links through purpose-built transport optimisation. It operates at OSI Layer 4 (TCP/transport) and addresses the problem of TCP throughput collapse over long distances. Non-TCP IP traffic is carried between nodes via IP tunnels so all routed traffic follows the same path, but only TCP is optimised. Tillered addresses TCP throughput collapse by:

- **TCP Session Segmentation:** Shorter segments between nodes keep congestion windows efficient.
- **Dual Transport Modes:** TCP for high-throughput continuous transfers; UDP for bursty, latency-sensitive workloads.
- **Automated Path Management:** Automatic setup and configuration of segmented paths across distributed networks.
- **Adaptive QoS:** Traffic prioritisation that responds to changing network conditions.
- **Continuous Measurement:** Real-time latency, loss, and throughput observation to inform routing and tuning.

Tillered works transparently beneath applications with no code changes. It uses policy-based routing on firewalls, so if a node goes down, traffic falls back to the standard path with zero disruption.

## What Tillered Is Not

- **Not a VPN or tunnel.** Tillered does not encrypt or encapsulate traffic for privacy purposes. It optimises TCP transport performance.
- **Not a CDN or caching layer.** It does not store or serve content. It accelerates the transfer of data in motion.
- **Not an application-layer proxy.** Tillered never inspects or modifies application payloads. It operates strictly at the transport layer.
- **Not a WAN optimiser with deduplication/compression.** Tillered focuses on TCP session segmentation and congestion control, not payload-level optimisation.
- **Not a replacement for bandwidth.** It maximises utilisation of existing bandwidth rather than adding capacity.

## Use Cases

Tillered is used across cloud storage migration, enterprise IT (NFS/SMB), media and post-production, AI/ML data movement, defence and national security, and telemetry.

## Measured Performance

| Route                              | Improvement |
|------------------------------------|-------------|
| Azure Sydney to US East            | 52x         |
| AWS S3 EU to Singapore             | 39x         |
| New Zealand to Backblaze           | 34x         |
| Helsinki to Singapore (NFS)        | 9x          |
| Apache NiFi EU to Singapore        | 38x         |
| Satellite link                     | 93x         |

## Products

Two deployment models built on the same core technology:

- **Tillered Cloud:** Fully managed control plane via hub.tillered.com. Pre-built VM images for AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle, and Vultr. Requires internet connectivity.
- **Tillered Self-Hosted (Arctic):** Self-managed overlay networking with CLI/YAML management, peer-to-peer encrypted tunnels, and no external dependencies. Works fully offline in air-gapped networks. Documentation at https://docs.tillered.com

## Contact

- **Sales & demos:** sales@tillered.com
- **Support:** support@tillered.com
- **Security disclosures:** Responsible disclosure via the security page

## Pages

- [Home](https://tillered.com/): Tillered's value proposition, outcomes-focused overview, and deployment options
- [Solutions](https://tillered.com/solutions): Use cases for media, AI/ML, cloud storage, enterprise IT, defence, and telemetry with measured performance data
- [Products](https://tillered.com/products): Comparison of Cloud and Self-Hosted deployment models, design principles, and deployment comparison table
- [Tillered Cloud](https://tillered.com/products/cloud): Fully managed control plane for internet-connected environments
- [Tillered Self-Hosted](https://tillered.com/products/self-hosted): Self-managed overlay networking (Arctic) with CLI/YAML management, encrypted tunnels, and peers/services/routes model for air-gapped and restricted networks
- [Technology](https://tillered.com/technology): Technical deep dive on TCP optimisation, segmented paths, dual transport modes, adaptive QoS, and control plane architecture
- [Contact](https://tillered.com/contact): Sales and customer support contacts
- [Book a Demo](https://tillered.com/demo): Request a proof-of-concept demo of Tillered
- [Brand Assets](https://tillered.com/brand): Official logos, icons, colour palette, typography specs, logo construction details, pinwheel animation specs (hover and continuous), asset format guidance (SVG/GIF/PNG), and downloadable brand assets for press, partners, and integrations

## Docs

- [Privacy Policy](https://tillered.com/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://tillered.com/terms-of-service)
- [Security](https://tillered.com/security)
- [Responsible Disclosure](https://tillered.com/responsible-disclosure)