Growing concerns around data sovereignty and the need for modern analytics infrastructure are behind a new partnership between Agodi Technologies and US-based Synx Data Labs.
Agodi Technologies has been named Preferred Pan-African Partner for SynxDB, a cloud-native data warehouse designed to allow organisations to run analytical workloads within their own cloud environments.
The partnership is expected to target institutions including financial services companies, telecommunications operators and government agencies across African markets.
A key feature of SynxDB is its bring-your-own-cloud model. Rather than requiring customers to move their data into a separate infrastructure environment, the platform can operate within a customer’s existing cloud account. This is designed to give organisations greater control over where their data resides, particularly in jurisdictions where data localisation and sovereignty requirements apply.
Oluwami Stephen Olaitan Oladeji, Founder and CEO of Agodi Technologies, said the issue has become increasingly relevant to African institutions.
‘For African institutions, the question is no longer simply where data can be stored, but where it should be stored and who ultimately controls that environment,’ Oladeji said.
SynxDB is built on Apache Cloudberry, an open-source project, and is compatible with PostgreSQL. The platform is positioned as an alternative to traditional data warehousing systems, including established enterprise platforms used for large-scale analytics.
According to Agodi, the partnership will involve identifying potential customers, supporting technical evaluations and working with Synx Data Labs’ engineering teams on proofs of concept and migrations.
Oladeji said the approach could be particularly relevant for institutions seeking to modernise their data infrastructure while maintaining control over sensitive information.
‘A bank should be able to use advanced analytics and AI without having to give up control of the underlying data,’ he said. ‘That principle is becoming increasingly important across African markets.’
The partnership comes as organisations across sectors continue to explore the infrastructure requirements associated with artificial intelligence, analytics and large-scale data processing.
For enterprises, the choice of data infrastructure can affect not only performance and cost, but also compliance, security and the ability to integrate existing systems.
Oladeji said the company’s role would include helping organisations assess whether the technology fits their particular infrastructure and regulatory requirements.
‘We are approaching this from an infrastructure and deployment perspective,’ he said. ‘The objective is to understand the needs of each organisation and determine where a sovereign, cloud-native data warehouse can make practical sense.’
Agodi Technologies currently operates more than 20 digital products across areas including education, healthcare, legal services, digital identity, fintech and entertainment. The company will work with Synx Data Labs as deployments progress across the continent, while Synx’s engineering teams will provide technical support for relevant implementation and migration projects.
Oladeji said African organisations would increasingly need to consider sovereignty alongside cost, performance and scalability when making technology infrastructure decisions.
‘The next phase of digital transformation in Africa will require institutions to think seriously about the infrastructure underneath their data and AI strategies,’ he said.