Cloudera brought its flagship EVOLVE24 Dubai conference to the Museum of the Future, uniting top industry professionals, customers, and partners around a single pressing question: how do organizations harness generative AI reliably — and at scale — while keeping their data trusted, secure, and actionable?
What Is Cloudera EVOLVE24?
As the world's leading hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, Cloudera designed EVOLVE24 as a multi-city global event series. The Dubai edition drew senior technology and business leaders to explore how modern data architecture and hybrid cloud strategies can accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
CEO Charles Sansbury described the scope of the initiative: "EVOLVE24 is one of the world's most comprehensive data and AI event series, providing organizations with hands-on training and one-to-one access with Cloudera experts. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate and network with some of the leading experts in data management, analytics, and AI."
Sessions: Hybrid Data Management and Enterprise AI
The conference featured a full programme of breakout sessions, keynote addresses, and hands-on workshops. Core themes included:
- Modern data architecture — the value proposition of a true hybrid cloud - Enterprise AI deployment — challenges, barriers, and real-world approaches - Hybrid data management — how organizations can govern and scale AI responsibly - Data infrastructure evolution — building the foundation for an AI-powered economy
Co-sponsors IBM, Amazon Web Services, and Red Hat participated in the AI summit, where attendees gained practical insights on deploying AI in enterprise environments and managing data across hybrid architectures.
Cloudera Leadership and Industry Voices
Keynote sessions featured Cloudera's senior executive team: Charles Sansbury (CEO), Frank O'Dowd (Chief Revenue Officer), and Abhas Ricky (Chief Strategy Officer). They were joined by practitioners and business leaders from financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing — sectors where trusted data management has an immediate impact on competitive outcomes.
Cloudera's Data Scale and AI Platform
Cloudera currently manages more than 25 exabytes of data globally. As enterprise data volumes have grown, so has the demand for platforms that can organize, govern, and activate that data for AI-driven decisions. Cloudera's hybrid open data lakehouse architecture gives enterprises the tools to build trusted data strategies and deploy machine learning at scale — while ensuring responsible and compliant use of AI.
Why Trusted Data Matters for AI
The central message of EVOLVE24 Dubai was that AI outcomes are only as good as the data behind them. Without a solid foundation of trusted, well-governed data, generative AI models risk producing unreliable or harmful results. Cloudera's platform is designed to close that gap — enabling organizations to move from raw data to confident, AI-powered business decisions.
For more details on the EVOLVE24 Dubai programme and future events in the series, visit Cloudera's official events page.
