Perspectives
Governance Has to Travel With the Data
Most governance programs protect the store where data first arrives. Copies, models, logs and partners need the rules to move with the data.
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Explainers
Moving Personal Data Across Borders in the Gulf and Egypt: A Plain-Language Map
The UAE, its financial free zones, Saudi Arabia and Egypt each regulate personal data leaving their territory. A plain-language map, as of October 2026.
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News & Events
Kafka, Flink, Spark, Airflow and Metabase Join Our Open-Source Platforms
Bassirah now provides independent engineering and support for Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Apache Airflow and Metabase Open Source Edition.
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Explainers
Data Contracts in Plain Language
A data contract is a written, testable promise from the team that produces data to the teams that use it. Here is what goes in…
Field Notes
Independent Open-Source Support: What It Covers and What It Does Not
Independent support for open-source platforms is valuable when its limits are stated plainly. Here is how we draw the line, and why.
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Research Companions
Six Questions to Ask Before Governing Data for AI
A companion to our white paper on the AI data lifecycle: six questions that show where AI data governance programs usually have gaps.
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Research Companions
Short companions to our white papers: the main ideas and the questions to ask.
Every post names its author and is reviewed by a second person before it is published. Factual claims link to their sources. Posts that summarize laws or regulations are general information, not legal advice. Posts about open-source and community platforms describe Bassirah’s independent engineering experience and do not imply affiliation with, endorsement by or official support from project maintainers or foundations.
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