Software infrastructure built for complete control in the age of AI.

The AI era is an infrastructure era, and CIQ builds what it requires: GPU-optimized, FIPS-validated, and fully sovereign, on infrastructure your organization controls and your auditors can verify.

Trusted by the largest enterprises, research institutions, and government agencies on the planet.

Products

The complete stack, engineered to deliver speed, security, scale, and sovereignty at every layer.

The Rocky Linux-based OS layer built for enterprise-grade stability

RLC Pro

The Enterprise Linux baseline, rebuilt for production. Binary compatible, FIPS-validated, with direct bug fixes and LTS included at every tier.

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RLC Pro Hardened

Proactive kernel protection, FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography, and CAVP-certified post-quantum algorithms, pre-hardened for CMMC, CNSA 2.0, and federal acquisition mandates.

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RLC Pro AI

The OS layer optimized for AI infrastructure. CIQ Linux Kernel with AI-specific tuning, complete NVIDIA stack pre-validated. Install to inference in minutes.

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The HPC-proven orchestration layer built for AI at scale

Fuzzball

High-performance AI and HPC orchestration across on-premises and multi-cloud, built so your team ships with confidence from day one to production.

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Warewulf Pro

Cluster provisioning at scale. Stateless imaging. Every node, every boot, a known state.

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Ascender Pro

Automate complex IT workflows across your entire stack with an open, enterprise-grade platform built for scale.

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CIQ + NVIDIA

Deploy AI workloads in minutes.

Rocky Linux from CIQ is the first Linux distribution authorized to deliver the complete NVIDIA AI and networking stack: CUDA Toolkit and DOCA-OFED, pre-integrated and ready to run.

Move from installation to inference 9x faster
Enterprise support with CUDA licensing included at base price
Guaranteed compatibility across all updates and releases
Cloud-ready deployment across major marketplaces

Amazon Linux 2 ends June 30, 2026.

Teams that need long-term stability, compliance validation, and Enterprise Linux binary compatibility have one destination: Rocky Linux. RLC Pro is the tested, commercially supported option for enterprises, with LTS, FIPS, and direct bug fixes built in from day one.

Support

An extension of your team.

Our engineers know the full stack from kernel to cluster and deliver direct, expert support. Production-grade support, custom training, and hands-on consulting from the people who built what you run.

Enterprise support

Direct access to Linux and HPC engineers who know the full stack. No routing before you reach someone who can solve the problem.

Custom training

Linux, IT automation, HPC, and AI infrastructure training customized to your team. Available in person or virtually.

Consulting services

Architecture, deployment, optimization, and compliance from the engineers who built the stack. Direct expert engagement, not a referral to a services partner.

Built in the open to imagine the future.

At CIQ, we're committed to our open source communities and ecosystem partners so that we can all collaborate on defining the future of open, secure, and high performance software infrastructure.

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