ANALYST REPORT
The Forrester Wave™: Data Fabric Platforms, Q4 2025
Cloudera named a Q4 2025 Leader for Data Fabric Platforms for the first time
We’re proud to announce that Cloudera has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ for Data Fabric Platforms. We believe this recognition validates our vision of an open, hybrid data fabric that unifies data management, analytics, and AI across any cloud or data center environment.
Cloudera's platform helps enterprises securely and scalably transform complex, distributed data into actionable insights. For us, this Forrester recognition affirms our commitment to simplifying data architectures, accelerating innovation, and enabling trusted AI through robust hybrid cloud capabilities, seamless data integration, and scalable architecture.
Read the full report to learn:
- Why Cloudera is a leader: Forrester evaluated vendors on strategy, current offering, and customer feedback. Cloudera’s vendor profile states that its strong focus on private cloud and on-premises deployments gives it a stronghold in industries with data sovereignty or legacy system requirements.
What defines a modern data fabric: Explore how the top vendors are tackling data integration, governance, and self-service analytics, and agentic AI capabilities in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
How Cloudera delivers value: Discover why customers praise Cloudera for its robust hybrid cloud capabilities, seamless data integration, scalable architecture, and strong support for both batch and real-time data processing.
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