# Architecture

Grey Matter consists of a **control plane, data plane, mesh, telemetry-powered business intelligence,** and **AI**. It can be deployed on multiple cloud-native or legacy infrastructures without placing predetermined downstream requirements on existing investments.

![](https://1676458320-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LsNFVozLgvw3NDMzxBg%2Fsync%2F8e3dda87073dec3b0d4ca6d4ce9a71dc2e9774a4.png?generation=1603980455531491\&alt=media)

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[core-components](https://greymatter.gitbook.io/grey-matter-documentation/1.3/internals/core-components)
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Learn about the inner workings of Grey Matter's three core components: Fabric, Data, and Sense.

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[hybrid-and-multi-mesh-deployments](https://greymatter.gitbook.io/grey-matter-documentation/1.3/internals/hybrid-and-multi-mesh-deployments)
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Grey Matter enables unified hybrid microservice deployments and hybrid/multi-cloud operations without special requirements for underlying infrastructure like containers or container platforms regardless of cloud vendor, PaaS or infrastructure.

![](https://1676458320-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LsNFVozLgvw3NDMzxBg%2Fsync%2Fd757ea8056b35ce0a94ce13abcca4e3ca5151e6b.png?generation=1609880521438556\&alt=media)

## Questions

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Contact us at <info@greymatter.io> to discuss your specific use case.
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