Not all acquisitions are equal. In fact, most acquisitions fall short of expectations due to insufficient due diligence, and incomplete follow through. Integrating software is never as easy as it seems. Cloudera stand out as an exception to the acquisition challenge. The company has been quietly chipping away at their quest to become a leading data and AI vendor. Through a series of strategic acquisitions—Verta, Octopai, and Taikun—they are putting the right pieces in place to deliver on a cohesive vision to become an end-to-end data and AI platform provider for everyone from
startups to enterprises.
This Ferraro Consulting POV paper drills into each of Cloudera's last three acquisitions, assessing the reasoning behind the acquisitions and detailing related platform evolution. Read "Cloudera: From Acquisitions to AI Strategy” to discover how Cloudera is transforming itself into a new company. It's the new Cloudera.