At Gitex Global 2025, MongoDB emerged as a key player in the Middle East and Africa’s (MEA) digital transformation, aligning its strategy with the region’s accelerating AI ambitions and data sovereignty initiatives. The event marked a significant shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-grade deployment, with MongoDB positioning itself as a foundational platform for building intelligent, secure, and compliant applications.
MongoDB showcased its latest innovations, including context-aware embedding models and self-managed vector search, designed to meet the growing demand for production-grade AI solutions. These tools enable organizations to scale AI applications across sectors like smart cities, healthcare, and education. The company’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, which integrates MongoDB deployments with AI assistants like GitHub Copilot and Claude, further simplifies developer interactions with data using natural language.
Anders Irlander Fabry, MongoDB’s Regional Director for MEA, emphasized the company’s alignment with the region’s evolving tech landscape. He highlighted MongoDB’s diverse offerings, from the open-source MongoDB Community edition to enterprise-grade solutions and MongoDB Atlas, its fully managed cloud database. These are complemented by professional services, training, and consulting aimed at maximizing the value of data infrastructure.
Fabry noted the region’s phenomenal momentum, citing MongoDB’s rapid growth from fewer than five employees to over 25 in just two years. This growth reflects the urgency with which organizations are embracing digital transformation, driven by Gulf governments’ investments in technology as a pillar of economic diversification.
To support this transition, MongoDB is investing heavily in developer enablement, offering user groups, events, and free onboarding sessions. Fabry envisions explosive growth for MongoDB and the broader AI ecosystem in MEA, with the technology stack creating tens of thousands of jobs and redefining industries.
With its flexible architecture, regional presence, and focus on AI-readiness, MongoDB is well-positioned to capitalize on MEA’s digital future, making its timing at Gitex Global 2025 particularly strategic.