Deployment flexibility is changing the enterprise technology equation as businesses weigh new model options against existing data and development investments.

Open-weight models and open-source clouds are renewing interest in on-premises deployment. Cloudera Inc.’s data analytics heritage gives it a foundation for addressing that demand, according to Paul Gillin (pictured, right), enterprise editor at SiliconANGLE Media and theCUBE.

“Companies want to have control that they don’t think that they’re getting in the public cloud,” he said. “I think Cloudera sees that, and they’re not ashamed to say that this is what they’re all about.”

Gillin spoke with co-host Rebecca Knight (left) at EVOLVE26, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed deployment flexibility, platform modernization and Cloudera’s approach to partnerships. (* Disclosure below.)

Deployment flexibility supports gradual modernization

Cloudera’s Anywhere Cloud spans on-premises, private cloud, public cloud and hybrid environments. Beyond that deployment flexibility, its architecture addresses the practical challenge of updating enterprise systems as development requirements change, according to Gillin.

“They realize that forklift upgrades are a terrifying prospect for many [chief information officers], and so they’re modularizing the product so that you can selectively patch and upgrade components that are important to you,” he said. “I think they’re trying to make it easy for customers to migrate to AI a step at a time by modernizing their data and their development platforms, by supporting the various AI development tools that are out there.”

Cloudera’s expanding partner ecosystem was another recurring theme across the day’s interviews and keynote. Those relationships reflect a recognition of where outside expertise can complement its platform, according to Knight.

“It seems as though Cloudera is taking a very wise and selective approach to who they partner with because they can’t be all things to all people, and they know that,” Knight said. “So they are partnering wisely.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of EVOLVE26:

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for EVOLVE26. Neither Cloudera, the sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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