Throughout the first half of 2026, Cloudera was proud to join key partners at three of the enterprise technology industry’s biggest events: ServiceNow Knowledge26, Dell Technologies World, and Snowflake Summit. Across each stop, Cloudera showed what it takes to move AI from ambition to action.
At Knowledge26, the focus was on activating workflows with trusted enterprise data. At Dell Technologies World, it was the infrastructure needed to move AI from prototype to production. And at Snowflake Summit, it was open, governed data access across the modern data lakehouse.
The throughline: partner ecosystems are how customers get the most value from the data spread across the cloud, data centers, and the edge. Here’s a closer look at how that played out at each event.
ServiceNow Knowledge26 – May 5-7
At Knowledge26, Cloudera launched the Workflow Data Fabric Zero Copy Connector for ServiceNow, connecting the hybrid data lakehouse directly to intelligent workflows and putting data to work in AI-driven processes without the cost, complexity, and risk of duplicating it. That capability matters more by the day. As AI agents move from pilot programs into production, enterprises need visibility into what those agents do and confidence that their decisions rest on trusted, governed data. Moving or copying sensitive information to get there only adds security and scalability risks.
Greg Bleers of Cloudera and Anu Mohan of ServiceNow demonstrated how zero-copy access links enterprise data to AI agents and workflows without moving or duplicating the data. Jaidev Karthickeyan from Cloudera addressed another aspect by participating in an industry panel on the business benefits of eliminating data fragmentation and enabling AI to access trusted enterprise data. Together, the two sessions linked the technology to practical outcomes: AI that goes beyond demonstration projects to deliver value within enterprises.
Dell Technologies World – May 18-21
Dell Technologies World put the spotlight on infrastructure, focusing on what it takes to move AI from prototype to production across any environment or workload. Together, Cloudera and Dell Technologies help customers put their data to work wherever it lives, without compromising the governance and security that enterprise AI demands.
Cloudera’s Kevin Colter, Principal Solutions Architect, joined Justin King of NVIDIA and Ricardo Tavares of Dell Technologies for a breakout session titled, “Accelerating Fraud Detection with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA.” Using fraud detection as the proof point, the session showed how trusted infrastructure, accelerated computing, and governed data come together to move AI beyond experimentation and into secure, scalable deployment.
That kind of collaboration is the product of a longstanding partnership between Cloudera and Dell Technologies. In fact, Dell Technologies was just named Cloudera’s IMPACT Partner of the Year in March 2026. The award reflects the important role that partners play in helping enterprises realize the potential of their AI investments.
Snowflake Summit – June 1-4
Just before Snowflake Summit, Cloudera announced that it was adopting Apache Polaris as part of its open data lakehouse architecture, built on Apache Iceberg. This move is designed to cut data movement and duplication, while opening up access across AI engines.
Cloudera and Snowflake designed the move together, in the kind of partnership work that gives customers a real choice in how they build their data architecture, not just where they store it.
Mark Lyons, Vice President of Product Management at Cloudera, joined The Ravit Show at Snowflake Summit to talk about exactly that, exploring what it takes to make enterprise data accessible, governed, and AI-ready across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The challenge is familiar to nearly every enterprise: data lives everywhere, but AI needs a trusted source of truth. As Mark explained, “Iceberg has been an amazing unlock for meeting in the middle and creating a platform that works across vendors and, ultimately, for customers.” For Cloudera, the conversation was a reminder that open standards and interoperability are what keep enterprises out of lock-in while they get their data ready for AI at scale.
Three Events, One Connected Cloudera Story
These three events highlight Cloudera’s partner ecosystem through the connected layers of enterprise AI. Knowledge26 showed how zero-copy access activates workflows with trusted data. Dell Technologies World showed the infrastructure that turns AI from prototype into production. Snowflake Summit showed how open standards give customers real choice in their data architecture. Each event proved that enterprises do not need to move all their data to AI. With the right partner ecosystem, Cloudera can bring AI to trusted data wherever it lives.
Ready to see what a trusted, partner-powered approach to enterprise AI can do for your organization? Connect with Cloudera to learn how our partner ecosystem can help you put your data to work.
