EnterpriseDB (EDB), a leading global Postgres data and AI company, has announced the opening of its new regional headquarters in Dubai during GITEX Global 2025. The strategic expansion highlights EDB’s long-term commitment to the region, directly responding to the GCC’s growing global leadership in sovereign AI adoption, innovation, and robust regulatory frameworks.
GCC Sets the Global Standard in Sovereign AI
The move is backed by compelling data from EDB’s latest global research report, “Sovereignty Matters.” The report reveals that enterprises in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are outpacing the rest of the world in sovereign AI adoption. A significant 17% of organisations in these nations are classified as “Deeply Committed” to sovereign AI, well above the global average of 13%. More importantly, these deeply committed regional enterprises are realizing up to five times greater return on investment from AI compared to their international peers.
Kevin Dallas, CEO of EDB, emphasized the region’s pivotal role in the company’s global strategy. “The UAE and Saudi Arabia are setting a new global standard for digital leadership, with sovereignty at its core,” he stated. “Our research shows that executives across the region are achieving up to five times higher ROI by making data and AI sovereignty a mission-critical priority. Establishing our regional hub in Dubai reflects EDB’s long-term commitment to help enterprises translate sovereign innovation into lasting value.”
A Hub for Regional Collaboration
The new Dubai office is positioned to become a central hub for collaboration between EDB and a wide array of governments, enterprises, and technology partners across the GCC. A primary focus will be on strengthening alliances with ISVs and fostering omni-channel partnerships, which EDB views as crucial for scaling innovation in key sectors like financial services, telecommunications, and government services.
“Dubai offers us not only proximity to our customers, but also a vibrant ecosystem of partners who share our goals,” said Kash Rafique, Vice President and General Manager for the Middle East and Africa at EDB. “Our opportunity to scale lies in combining that ecosystem with our expertise in sovereign data and AI. Together, we’re helping enterprises across the Middle East and Africa innovate while keeping their data fully under their control.”
This collaborative approach is echoed by regional partners. “As GCC governments and enterprises advance their agentic and generative AI strategies, partnerships like this are critical to enabling secure modernization, faster AI adoption, and complete data sovereignty,” noted Dharshana Kosgalage, Executive Vice President of Software Solutions Group, Middle East, at Redington Group.
Empowering Regional Innovation with EDB Postgres AI
EDB’s sovereign data and AI platform, EDB Postgres® AI (EDB PG AI), is at the core of its regional strategy. The platform is designed to empower local enterprises to build, deploy, and scale generative and agentic AI applications securely, ensuring full data control. This capability directly addresses the stringent sovereignty standards set by authorities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, enabling businesses to innovate without compromising on data security and compliance.
About EnterpriseDB (EDB)
EDB Postgres® AI (EDB PG AI) is the first open, enterprise-grade sovereign data and AI platform—secure, compliant, and scalable, on-premises and across clouds. Built on Postgres, the world’s leading database, EDB PG AI unifies transactional, analytical, and AI workloads, enabling organizations to operationalize their data and LLMs while maintaining control over sovereign environments. EDB PG AI is supported by a global partner network and delivers up to 99.999% availability as well as hybrid management and a built-in AI factory. As one of the most active contributors to the PostgreSQL project, EDB is deeply invested in the vitality of the global community.
Source: MEA TechWatch
