Cloudera, Inc.

Cloudera, Inc. is an American data lake software company that provides a hybrid data and AI platform. The company's mission is to empower enterprises to transform 100% of their data, regardless of its location—in clouds, data centers, or at the edge—into trusted, valuable insights for critical business impact. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Cloudera helps organizations manage and analyze vast amounts of data across diverse environments.

Cloudera's core offering is the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP), a comprehensive suite of products built on Apache open-source projects. CDP delivers integrated services for various data processing and analytics needs, including Cloudera AI for model development, Data Engineering for ETL workflows, Data Warehouse for SQL analytics, Operational Database for real-time NoSQL applications, Data Flow for universal data distribution, Data Hub for self-service clusters, and Streaming for event-driven architectures. The platform also features Cloudera Shared Data Experience (SDX) to provide unified security, governance, and metadata management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Cloudera was taken private in October 2021 through an acquisition by affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and KKR in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.3 billion. Charles Sansbury assumed the role of CEO in August 2023. The company continues to focus on its hybrid data strategy in the era of AI, managing an estimated 25 exabytes of data. Recent strategic moves include the acquisition of AI startup Verta in June 2024, along with Octopai and Taikun.cloud between June 2024 and August 2025, to enhance its operational AI, data lineage, and multi-cloud management capabilities. In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Cloudera, alleging discrimination against U.S. workers in favor of temporary visa holders, a claim the company disputes.