Cloudera unveils Anywhere Cloud at EVOLVE26 as enterprises reassess AI infrastructure
Cloudera has launched Anywhere Cloud at EVOLVE26 Singapore, enabling firms to govern and run AI workloads across hybrid infrastructure without shifting data.
Cloudera has unveiled Cloudera Anywhere Cloud, a hybrid data and AI platform designed to let enterprises manage and run artificial intelligence across public clouds, on-premises data centres, and edge environments through a common control layer. This development establishes a single operational framework across diverse corporate hosting setups.
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The platform is being introduced alongside EVOLVE26, Cloudera’s annual data and AI conference series, which begins in Singapore on 20 August. Across the event, discussions will explore how organisations can govern data consistently and run AI across disparate infrastructure without having to move their data into a single cloud platform beforehand.
Anywhere Cloud targets distributed enterprise data
Cloudera Anywhere Cloud relies on a unified control plane that offers organisations a centralised method to manage data and AI workloads while keeping the underlying information in its existing location. This approach directly caters to enterprises with data distributed across multiple clouds, private data centres, and edge environments. As businesses expand their artificial intelligence footprint, Cloudera is positioning the platform around governance, data sovereignty, and operational control across these dispersed environments.
The company’s technology strategy follows its recent recognition as a Leader in The Forrester Wave evaluation for Data Lakehouses in Q3 2026. According to Cloudera, the assessment commended capabilities such as hybrid deployment flexibility, robust governance, real-time analytics, and operational control across large and distributed data environments.
Broader market shifts highlighted in Cloudera’s latest global survey, The Great AI Re-Architecture, further underscore the need for infrastructure reform. The study found that 84% of Asia-Pacific respondents had significantly or moderately changed their data storage and architecture practices because of AI integrations, while 68% believed their existing data architecture would require a significant overhaul to meet future AI requirements. These findings establish the backdrop for much of EVOLVE26, where discussions will examine how organisations can move AI projects into production while maintaining control over where data is stored and processed.
“AI is only as powerful as the data strategy behind it,” said Charles Sansbury, CEO of Cloudera. “At this year’s EVOLVE26, we’re focused on helping enterprises move from experimentation to real results, unlocking the value of AI, no matter where the data lives, without compromise. By bringing together customers, partners, and industry leaders, we’re creating a space to share why a ‘data anywhere approach’ is vital for accelerating measurable business impact.”
EVOLVE26 focuses on deploying AI across hybrid environments
Sessions at the Singapore event will cover moving AI agents from pilot projects into production while addressing data sovereignty, the location of large datasets, and the complexity of operating across multiple cloud environments. These technical presentations aim to provide practical guidance on managing distributed computing challenges at scale.
Other parts of the programme focus on technical training, customer case studies, and approaches to building data infrastructure that can support larger AI deployments. During the proceedings, Sol Rashidi will deliver a keynote examining how companies can distinguish AI hype from operational results, expand adoption across business functions, and generate measurable outcomes from emerging technologies.
Cloudera CEO Charles Sansbury is attending alongside Chief Business Officer and General Manager of Applied AI Abhas Ricky, Chief Revenue Officer Brian Rosso, Chief Product Officer Leo Brunnick, and Chief Technology Officer Sergio Gago. A substantial group of participating regional customers will also join the event, including Airtel, Axis Bank, Bank Central Asia, Bank Mandiri, Bombay Stock Exchange, DCB Bank, IDFC First Bank, and PCS Security.
Remus Lim, Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan at Cloudera, linked the choice of Singapore to the regulatory and compliance issues facing organisations across the region. “Singapore’s position as a regional hub for regulatory excellence and digital innovation makes it the natural launchpad for EVOLVE26,” Lim said. “While organisations across Asia Pacific face diverse data sovereignty and compliance requirements, they share a unified ambition to scale AI securely. EVOLVE26 creates a vital forum for business and tech leaders to exchange cross-market insights and turn regional complexity into practical, production-ready AI action that will propel their business forward.”
Data Impact Awards recognise customer and partner projects
EVOLVE26 will also host the Data Impact Awards 2026, with 21 finalists across three categories covering AI applications, data platforms, and hybrid or multi-cloud deployments. Cloudera separately announced its Asia-Pacific partner awards at a Partner Preview event on 19 August. TCS was named APAC Strategic Partner of the Year, Accenture received APAC Emerging Partner of the Year, Kolon Benit won APAC Breakthrough Partner of the Year, PCSS was named SE Asia Partner of the Year, and Amazon Web Services received APAC Cloud Partner of the Year.
The conference programme also includes hands-on technical labs and meetings with Cloudera specialists. A dedicated Women Leaders in Technology session will also take place, bringing together senior industry leaders to discuss leadership, data, and AI.
