1.GITEX GLOBAL 2024 is bringing together the international tech community under the overarching theme “Global Collaboration to Forge a Future AI Economy.” In your view, how crucial are public-private collaborations for developing the next generation of AI-powered tech solutions?
Public-private partnerships are essential in the development of AI-powered technologies, as they help ensure that emerging regulations both promote the ethical use of AI and the data used to train advanced models, while also maintaining the pace of innovation. Moreover, these collaborations have the potential to maximize the societal benefits derived from AI solutions.
2.How is the rapid advancement of AI technologies influencing your industry sector? The rapid advancement of AI technologies is significantly influencing data management software solutions in several key areas.
First, AI systems require massive amounts of data, which must be managed efficiently to ensure both the accuracy and effectiveness of the AI-driven applications built upon them. The pace of data growth continues to accelerate, and AI solutions are introducing the need for new data types, such as vectors, to support the development of advanced AI applications.
Secondly, as data management solutions become increasingly complex, AI is proving invaluable in automating tasks traditionally handled by experienced professionals, such as database performance optimization and security analysis, thereby improving operational efficiency.
3. How is your business adopting and integrating AI innovation?
Percona is dedicated to ensuring its database solutions meet the evolving needs of organizations developing cutting-edge solutions, including AI-driven applications. For example, we are integrating vector search capabilities into our open-source database offerings to support AI functionality. Additionally, we are actively exploring the use of AI to optimize database configurations and query performance, further enhancing overall system efficiency and reducing costs.
4. Beyond AI, what innovations do you believe will shape the future of your industry and which regions do you foresee leading these advancements by 2025?
Beyond AI, I believe open-source database solutions will greatly benefit from offering more universal, multi-model capabilities that address the majority of use cases, eliminating the need for specialized databases for each specific scenario. This approach will significantly reduce both operational complexity and the costs associated with managing such environments.
Additionally, advancements in containerization platforms and related tools (e.g., Kubernetes) are reaching a maturity level that will appeal not only to early adopters but also to traditionally risk-averse enterprises. This shift will enable these organizations to capitalize on the advantages of infrastructure-agnostic and vendor-lock-in-free containerized solutions.
5. What are your motivations and expectations for coming onboard the 44th edition of GITEX GLOBAL in 2024?
Our main motivation is reaching a wider audience with our innovative, open-source database solutions such as Percona Everest - open-source cloud-native database platform. We’re looking forward to GITEX GLOBAL especially knowing how enthusiastic about open-source solutions organizations in the Middle East are.
6. Are you planning to launch any products or services, showcase new technologies, or announce partnerships during the event?
At GITEX, we will showcase the first cloud-native data platform that is fully open source and without lock-in. Percona Everest helps companies that want to manage their data more efficiently, but also avoid being tied to specific databases, cloud providers or services. Using the power of Kubernetes Operators and open source, Percona Everest will help companies in the Middle East to implement more effective data instances alongside their applications, while maintaining full control over their data sovereignty and choice of how to implement their architectures over time.
Percona Everest is the first and only cloud-native data platform that offers this functionality and is fully open source. For companies that are disappointed by the inflexibility and expense of database as a service, and that want to stay in control, Everest represents a brand-new approach.
7. As a global platform for tech enterprises and industry leaders, how does GITEX GLOBAL contribute to the future of your industry?
GITEX connects innovative vendors in the data management space with the most demanding users of such technologies - innovative enterprises from different industries, verticals, and geographies. Such a mix is a perfect platform to drive the innovation in the industry further.
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