OEDIV and Zeta Alpha Partner to Deliver Sovereign AI: Connecting German Enterprises’ Internal Knowledge with Trusted, Local AI

Press release.

Amsterdam, Bielefeld, February 18^th, 2026. OEDIV Oetker Daten- und Informationsverarbeitung KG, part of the Oetker Group, and Zeta Alpha today announce a strategic partnership to bring sovereign AI to Germany’s mid-sized enterprises, local government and globally operating companies with operations in the DACH region. The collaboration combines OEDIV’s secure high-availability German data centers and managed services with Zeta Alpha’s state-of-the-art, configurable AI discovery and agentic workflow platform to connect internal company knowledge with modern AI, with 100% emphasis on transparency, and local control.

As one of Germany’s most established family owned business groups, the Oetker Group brings long term stability and governance standards that many enterprises expect from providers of critical digital infrastructure. OEDIV’s position within the group reinforces the reliability of its German operated hosting environment for business critical AI workloads.

In 2026, European organizations are increasingly forced to rethink their strategic IT choices and data sovereignty, while at the same time pushing to accelerate their AI adoption, and facing heightened requirements around compliance and risk management. This partnership offers a new German hosted, AI Act ready foundation, aligned with EU and national data protection frameworks, reducing technology dependency risks, and unlocking rapid productivity gains with production grade AI.

What the partnership means 

Sovereign AI by design: Deploy leading sovereign AI models inside OEDIV’s German data centers, keeping data, models, and operations under German/EU jurisdiction, minimizing extraterritorial exposure and simplifying governance.

Secure knowledge connection: Zeta Alpha’s platform connects unstructured and structured internal documents to modern AI workflows (search, RAG, AI agents) with fine-grained controls for confidentiality, auditability, and policy enforcement.

Agentic workflows with minimal lift: Pre-built agent patterns for client service, sales and procurement, operations and supply chain, legal and compliance, R&D and engineering reduce integration time and accelerate time-to-value.

EU AI Act–aligned foundation: Hosting and controls that support EU AI Act, GDPR, and BDSG obligations, helping compliance teams operationalize risk management and documentation from day one.

“Enterprises don’t want AI experiments, they want outcomes they can measure from partners they can trust,” said Jakub Zavrel, Founder & CEO of Zeta Alpha. “Together with OEDIV, we’re enabling secure RAG, deep research, and agentic AI workflows that run on sovereign models in German data centers, directly over a company’s private knowledge, so teams get value in weeks, not quarters.”

“Our customers expect maximum availability, data security, personal services, and having a partner they can reach directly when it matters”, said Marcus Leeb, Managing Director at OEDIV. “By pairing OEDIV’s German-operated infrastructure with Zeta Alpha’s enterprise AI discovery platform, we provide a trusted, end-to-end stack for AI that respects sovereignty while accelerating real business impact.”

The market signal: Germany wants full AI value, without giving up control. 

AI adoption is rising but firms remain cautious about foreign dependency and compliance burdens. Recent surveys show usage growing, with strong concern about reliance on non-EU providers and data-protection complexity, making sovereign, EU-hosted options more attractive. The value at stake is significant: Research indicates AI can materially boost labor productivity and help close Germany’s skills gap; mid-sized companies see immediate opportunities in knowledge discovery, expert support, and process automation when solutions are secure, explainable, and locally operated.

OEDIV and Zeta Alpha will showcase their joint solution at HANNOVER MESSE from 20–24 April 2026. The event offers a rare opportunity to see German‑hosted, compliance‑ready AI in action and speak directly with the teams driving it. Organizations aiming to stay ahead of regulatory deadlines and avoid falling behind in the AI shift should meet the partners on site to explore how secure, EU‑aligned AI can be deployed today.

About Zeta Alpha Zeta Alpha is a European pioneer in enterprise AI, delivering secure, configurable AI search, RAG, deep research, and agents for knowledge-intensive industries. The Zeta Alpha platform connects internal knowledge to modern AI to make experts more productive and decisions faster, without compromising security. Find out more at: www.zeta-alpha.com

About OEDIV KG OEDIV Daten- und Informationsverarbeitung KG is a leading managed services provider and specialist for hosting solutions. As a certified partner of SAP as well as Google and Microsoft, OEDIV delivers technical expertise across all IT-related areas. Its portfolio includes the operation of SAP systems and related services, collaboration and workplace solutions, cloud applications, and cybersecurity. As part of the Oetker Group, OEDIV stands for the reliable values of a German family-owned business: long-term customer partnerships, high product and service quality, and collaboration based on mutual respect. OEDIV operates across nine locations in Germany and Romania and employs more than 600 people. Find out more at: www.oediv.de