HiFi Architecture Overview

Fortifiers uses a revolutionary hybrid storage engine called HiFi Parquet to deliver unlimited data retention with sub-millisecond query performance.


The Challenge: Data Scale vs. Performance

Traditional document processing platforms struggle as data grows. Storing millions of extracted line items, chat histories, and audit logs in a standard relational database (like PostgreSQL) eventually leads to:

  • Slow Queries: Dashboards take seconds or minutes to load.
  • High Costs: Cloud database storage is expensive ($0.10+ per GB).
  • Data Purging: Companies are forced to delete old data to maintain performance.

The Solution: HiFi Parquet System

HiFi (High Fidelity) is our proprietary archival system that automatically moves "cold" data from our primary database to highly optimized Parquet files. This allows us to keep your active workspace lightning fast while retaining 100% of your historical data forever.

Hot Data (PostgreSQL)

Recent conversations, active quotes, and user sessions live here for instant read/write access.

Cold Data (HiFi Parquet)

Historical data is compressed and column-optimized. It's 13x smaller and 50x faster to query for analytics.

Key Benefits

20-100x Faster Analytics

Columnar storage means we only read the data we need. Generating a yearly spend report takes milliseconds, not minutes.

Unlimited Retention

We never delete your data. Access a quote from 5 years ago as easily as one from yesterday.