PARTNER MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
The Inside Scoop
May 2026
Dear Partner,
May brings fresh opportunities to help customers turn AI ambition into measurable results. As the only data and AI platform company that brings AI to data anywhere, Cloudera is equipping you, our partners, with insights, events, and enablement designed to accelerate growth.
This month, explore findings from our new Data Readiness Index to better understand what is holding enterprise AI back and where opportunity exists. Then secure your place at EVOLVE26, where customers and partners will gather to share strategies for moving AI into production. Finally, take a moment to celebrate our 2026 CRN Women of the Channel honorees, whose leadership continues to strengthen the ecosystem.
In Partnership,
Michelle
Michelle Hoover | SVP, Global Strategic Partnerships | Cloudera
And the Winners Are…
Congratulations to our 2026 CRN Women of the Channel: Natascha Lee, Valaretha Brown, Janet O'Sullivan, Jessica Espinoza, and Lan Chu, who are being recognized for their commitment to advancing channel excellence.
Michelle Hoover was also recognized on the prestigious Power 100 list for her strategic leadership. Read more here.
The Data Readiness Index 2026
Our latest global survey of nearly 1,300 IT leaders reveals a gap between AI adoption and true data readiness. While 96% of organizations are integrating AI, 80% remain constrained by limited data access. Download the report to explore the infrastructure and governance challenges slowing enterprise AI initiatives.
Events
Deliver AI to Data in the Anywhere Cloud Era
EVOLVE26 registration is now open for our flagship cities:
Singapore (Aug 20)
São Paulo (Sept 10)
New York (Oct 14)
Dubai (Nov 5)
Be sure to register to gain proven strategies for moving agentic AI to production and engage with a global community of experts. Sponsorship opportunities are also available and provide high-impact exposure and direct engagement with key decision-makers. Partner Sizzle Reel.
Visit us at Dell Technologies World
If you’re there May 18-21, visit us at booth 601 and be sure to catch our breakout session Accelerating Fraud Detection at the Edge with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA on May 19 at 1:30 pm. Learn more.
Partner Day Manila and Hanoi
Secure your spot at an upcoming Partner Day near you to take advantage of this opportunity to network with your peers and get the latest and greatest updates on Cloudera.
Manila, May 26: In sponsorship with distributor VSTECS. Register now.
Hanoi, May 28: In sponsorship with distributor Tech Data Vietnam. Register now.
Content Corner
Partners are our Fuel
Cloudera’s executives and partner leaders share how our strong partnerships fuel innovation and growth, and why we are #BetterTogether. Watch now.
Close the AI Activation Gap with Cloudera + ServiceNow
Learn how you can help customers connect trusted enterprise data to automated workflows without costly data movement or replication. Read our white paper and press release now.
The AI Forecast: Industrial Enterprise AI
Patrick Bangert of Occidental Petroleum joins our podcast to discuss the organizational requirements for successful industrial AI. Discover how to move beyond experimentation into reliable production. Watch or listen now.
Do you want to join the industry’s leading data and AI voices? Email lblewitt@cloudera.com. Include speaker name, email address, title & company, and area of expertise or thought leadership.
Tech Corner
Cloudera on Cloud: Latest Release Summary
Find the latest Cloudera on Cloud release in Cloudera Documentation.
Hands-on Labs: Cloudera AI Studios
Master building and deploying AI agents with Cloudera AI Studios.
Learn to build complex multi-agent workflows and agentic chatbots without code. Registration for upcoming labs.
Join the Cloudera Community for Developers
Read the latest technical blogs, ask questions, share ideas, and learn best practices about Cloudera and the open ecosystem. Visit & join now.
Enablement Corner
SkillUp
Live and on-demand technical training sessions, from pre-sales to post-sales. Coming up next:
Cloudera AI Inference Service: Private AI in Action
Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 10:00 AM EDT | 2:00 PM GMT | 4:00 PM CEST
Accreditations
Learn at your own pace, from anywhere, and at no cost.
Accreditations validate your proficiency in the value of Cloudera products and solutions. Register for accreditations here.
Congratulations to our April Accreditation leader: Systems Limited out of Pakistan
Partner Academy Learning Catalog
On-demand learning, available anytime, anywhere.
Browse the Partner Academy Catalog to find e-learning paths you can apply across your business.
Cloudera Education and Certification Website
Fee-based learning paths for post-sales services.
Meet data and analytics professionals’ learning and development needs with customized learning paths. Explore now.
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