The Sovereign Data Estate
How Middle East enterprises are breaking free from proprietary lock-in
In an era of rising geopolitical risk and AI-driven data demands, the enterprises that own their data stack will own their future.
In an era of rising geopolitical risk and AI-driven data demands, the enterprises that own their data stack will own their future.
Senior technology leaders in the ME region are caught between three competing pressures simultaneously.
Licensing costs with no exit path
Spiralling proprietary database licensing costs, with no clear exit path.
Tightening residency mandates
Tightening national data residency and compliance mandates.
AI on infrastructure not built for it
Board-level expectations to deliver AI innovation on infrastructure that wasn't built for it.
The move — This roundtable gives attendees a peer-validated, practical roadmap to resolve all three — reducing cost, meeting sovereignty requirements, and future-proofing their data estate in a single strategic move.
Building a data estate you actually own.
Middle East enterprises are under mounting pressure — escalating proprietary database costs, tightening data sovereignty regulations, and the race to deliver AI-powered outcomes. This executive roundtable brings together senior IT and data leaders to explore how organisations can build a truly sovereign data estate: one grounded in open-source Postgres, free from vendor dependency, and architected to scale with AI. Drawing on EDB's experience with 1,600+ enterprises across 79 countries, we'll examine what it practically takes to modernise your data infrastructure without disruption, and why the window to act is now.
You should be in the room if…
Most database conversations happen between vendors and procurement teams. This one is different — it's a closed-room peer discussion between senior technology leaders who are navigating the same decisions, pressures, and political realities you are.
You're paying Oracle or Microsoft more than you should and know it, but don't have a credible internal case for change yet.
Your organisation is under pressure to comply with national data sovereignty requirements and you're not confident your current stack gets you there.
You're being asked to deliver AI initiatives but your data infrastructure is the bottleneck nobody wants to talk about.
You want an honest, vendor-neutral view of what Postgres modernisation actually looks like at enterprise scale — not a sales pitch.
What you'll walk away with.
The proprietary trap is real — and quantifiable
Understand what vendor lock-in is actually costing your organisation in licence fees, agility, and innovation capacity.
Postgres is enterprise-ready, today
See why the world's fastest-growing database is already trusted by the largest, most compliance-sensitive organisations globally.
A sovereign data estate is a strategic asset
Learn how to frame database modernisation as a boardroom-level initiative tied to national data strategy and AI readiness — not just an IT decision.
A curated table of senior IT & data leaders.
Guided by EDB, the discussion stays peer-to-peer — senior leaders comparing notes on the same decisions and pressures.
The enterprise data platform, built on Postgres.
EnterpriseDB (EDB) is the leading enterprise data platform provider, built entirely on the foundation of PostgreSQL.
The company helps organisations modernise their database infrastructure by unifying transactional, analytical, and AI workloads into a single, highly available platform. With products like EDB Postgres AI and WarehousePG, EDB enables businesses to eliminate costly data silos and securely deploy real-time AI applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments — significantly reducing total cost of ownership while maintaining absolute control and data sovereignty.
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Reserve your place at the table.
Attendance is by invitation and curated for senior IT and data leaders. Request a seat and our team will confirm your place and share the full details.