GlobalSearch Go: Cloud-Optimized UI with On-Premises Data Residency and Security

GlobalSearch Go Architecture & Data Residency Assurance

GlobalSearch Go delivers a modern, cloud‑optimized user experience for all Square 9 customers. For premise customers, you get all the benefits of a cloud-deliverable client, without moving your documents or metadata into the cloud. The application is published through Square 9’s global Content Delivery Network (CDN) for speed, reliability, and zero‑maintenance deployment — but all data access, search, workflow execution, and storage remain entirely within your controlled environment.

This hybrid architecture provides:

• Cloud performance and zero‑touch updates

• On‑premises data residency, compliance, and security

Your data stays where it has always been — on your servers, in your network, under your policies.

1. Architectural Overview

GlobalSearch Go uses a split architecture:

Cloud Layer (UI Delivery Only)

• Served from Square 9’s global CDN

• Provides HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and UI assets

• Stores no customer data

• Processes no customer data

• Has no access to documents, metadata, or credentials

Customer Layer (Data + Processing)

• Your GlobalSearch server

• Your SQL Server

• Your file repositories

• Your authentication provider (Active Directory, Azure AD, etc.)

• Your network security controls

The cloud delivers the UI. Your environment delivers the data.

2. How Data Stays Local

GlobalSearch Go uses a direct‑to‑server communication model:

• The browser loads the UI from the CDN

• The UI calls your GlobalSearch API endpoint

• All search, retrieval, indexing, and workflow operations occur inside your network

• Documents never pass through Square 9 infrastructure

• Authentication happens against your identity provider

• Audit logs remain in your SQL database

No data is ever stored, cached, or proxied by Square 9.

3. Why This Architecture Is Safe

Zero Data Residency Risk

Because the CDN only serves static UI assets, it cannot access:

• Documents

• Metadata

• Credentials

• Network resources

Your data never leaves your environment.

Zero Trust by Design

The browser authenticates directly to your GlobalSearch server. The CDN has no tokens, keys, or access.

No Vendor Lock‑In

Your data remains:

• In your SQL Server

• In your file system or storage

• Under your retention policies

• Under your backup strategy

Compliance Alignment

This architecture supports:

• HIPAA

• CJIS

• SOC2

• GDPR

• State and federal data residency requirements

Square 9 never stores or processes your data, eliminating cloud‑residency concerns.

4. Why Cloud‑Delivered UI Is an Advantage

Faster Performance

The CDN delivers UI assets from the closest edge location, improving load times.

Zero Maintenance

You never patch or redeploy the UI. Updates are published to the CDN and available instantly.

No Impact on Data Security

The UI is static and contains no customer data. It cannot access your environment without your authentication.

Enterprise‑Grade Reliability

CDNs provide:

• Global redundancy

• Automatic failover

• DDoS protection

• High availability

Users get a modern SaaS experience without SaaS data residency trade‑offs.

5. End‑to‑End Request Flow

1. User opens GlobalSearch Go

2. Browser loads UI from Square 9 CDN

3. UI initializes and requests authentication

4. Browser authenticates against your identity provider

5. UI calls your GlobalSearch API endpoint

6. Your server retrieves documents from your repository

7. Your server returns results directly to the browser

8. No data ever touches Square 9 infrastructure

This is a direct, private, customer‑controlled data path.

6. Why This Should Not Be Scary

Customers often assume “cloud‑hosted UI” means “cloud‑hosted data.” GlobalSearch Go is the opposite.

• Your data never leaves your network

• Your authentication never leaves your network

• Your documents never touch Square 9 infrastructure

• Your compliance posture never changes

The CDN simply delivers the UI faster and more reliably than any on‑prem server could.

7. Conclusion

GlobalSearch Go provides a modern, cloud‑optimized user experience while preserving the data residency, security, and control that organizations demand. By separating UI delivery from data processing, Square 9 enables customers to adopt a cloud‑accelerated platform without moving a single document into the cloud.

This hybrid architecture is the safest, fastest, and most compliant way to modernize document management.