The first cloud infrastructure built from the ground up for complete data privacy. Early access begins, general availability scheduled for late Q2 2026
dayton ohio, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — niobiumthe leader in hardware acceleration of fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), today announced The Fog™, a private cloud infrastructure platform. This enables organizations to run applications and AI workloads on data that remains encrypted at all times, even during computation. Like a fog, you can’t see what’s inside from the outside. The decryption key is held exclusively by the data owner and Niobium has no access to customer data at any stage of the calculation. The platform is currently available in private beta, with general availability scheduled for late Q2 2026.
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Fog redefines what organizations can do with their most sensitive and valuable data. Backed by FHE and mathematically proven to keep data private, The Fog enables organizations to use sensitive data without exposing it, addressing a long-standing challenge in cloud computing. This architecture enables full utilization of regulated datasets, secure collaboration between partners, and private AI and ML applications.
“For too long, organizations have had to accept data exposure as a cost of doing business in the cloud,” said Kevin Yoder, CEO of Niobium. “The Fog eliminates that tradeoff. We’re building a cloud platform where data can be used without being exposed. Our goal is to make encrypted computing practical, scalable, and accessible to the teams who need it most.”
Fog is a self-service encrypted cloud platform that allows developers and enterprises to provision servers and custom hardware, deploy FHE applications, and run production workloads without sharing decryption keys with third parties, including Niobium. Users manage every aspect through a unified cloud portal, simplifying access to encrypted computing infrastructure.
To lead the buildout of its cloud infrastructure, Niobium has appointed Rob Sherrard as Head of Cloud.
“Encrypted computing is the next platform change, and we are building the infrastructure to not only enable it, but make it inevitable,” Sherrard said. “Within The Fog, the computations are done completely in encryption. The owner holds the key, the fog never lifts, and the work still gets done.”
Today’s FPGA performance, ASIC acceleration ahead
Fog is designed to address two major barriers that have historically limited the adoption of FHE: performance and ease of use.
Fog launches on the mystic™ Core FPGA accelerator, delivering up to 2x faster FHE performance than any GPU or accelerator on the market today.
Niobium is also being developed exclusively. ASIC In partnership with SEMIFIVE and Samsung Foundry. of ASIC The Fog provides significantly higher performance while maintaining full software compatibility with applications built on top of today’s The Fog, allowing early users to seamlessly migrate to new hardware as it becomes available.
First FHE application
Fog will also launch with a library of pre-built FHE applications designed to demonstrate real-world encrypted computing use cases and lower barriers to adoption. Initial applications include:
- Encrypted Semantic Search (Secure RAG): Query sensitive data by meaning rather than exact matches, protecting both the query and the underlying dataset holistically.
- Federated Learning: Train models across distributed, encrypted datasets without centralizing or exposing the underlying data.
- Machine learning classification (e.g., network intrusion detection): Analyze encrypted data to identify patterns and threats without exposing the underlying information.
Additional template applications are in development.
Developer access and ecosystem
Fog is powered by a complete software ecosystem designed to make FHE accessible without any cryptographic experience. The stack includes compilers, SDKs, template applications, documentation, and a single pane of glass for managing your hardware, applications, and workloads. Together, these transform FHE into a practical engineering tool.
Private beta access to The Fog is available now. Early Access participants will receive:
- Early access to mystic Core FPGA accelerator hardware
- Get first access to new platform features, applications, and performance updates before general availability
- Direct collaboration with niobium engineering and cryptography teams
Developers and organizations interested in early access can sign up and receive more information at: niobium.co. Fog is targeted for general availability in Q2 2026.
About niobium
Niobium is building the first purpose-built hardware platform designed to advance fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) into commercial applications. FHE encrypts data during computation, mathematically guaranteeing privacy. Niobium’s accelerator hardware and The Fog™ cryptographic cloud platform give developers and enterprises the tools to compute without exposing sensitive data. Niobium is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with offices in Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit the following URL: niobium.co.
Press contact: Alexandra Club 401-318-2229 | [email protected]
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