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.
Author
Bassirah Technology — Innovation & R&D
The Innovation & R&D team at Bassirah Technology researches data, analytics and AI platforms and writes the white papers, explainers and perspectives published here.
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.
Read post : Moving Personal Data Across Borders in the Gulf and Egypt: A Plain-Language Map→
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.
Read post : Kafka, Flink, Spark, Airflow and Metabase Join Our Open-Source Platforms→
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.
Read post : Independent Open-Source Support: What It Covers and What It Does Not→
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.
Read post : Six Questions to Ask Before Governing Data for AI→