Ep 87 | The Great AI Re-Architecture Pushes Workloads to the Data Center

New research points to a major shift in enterprise IT: more than two-thirds of surveyed data leaders are moving some workloads back into the data center. The catalyst? AI. In today’s episode, Paul Muller is joined by Cloudera CTO Sergio Gago and CPO Leo Brunnick to unpack Cloudera’s survey of more than 1,500 technology and data leaders about how AI is reshaping their infrastructure. As AI moves into production, agents can generate dramatically more queries than human users do, putting new pressure on the systems beneath them. That is forcing enterprises to reconsider where workloads should run and how much flexibility they will need as AI evolves. Sergio and Leo join Paul to discuss what they call the “great AI re-architecture” and why the next era of enterprise AI could look decidedly hybrid. Inside the live conversation: - What Cloudera’s The Great AI Re-Architecture survey reveals about AI infrastructure https://www.cloudera.com/campaign/the-great-ai-re-architecture.html? - Why enterprises are moving workloads back on premises - How agentic AI changes the demands placed on enterprise data - The economics driving renewed interest in hybrid cloud - How governance changes when agents access enterprise data - What the next generation of data engineering could look like The conversation also introduces Cloudera Anywhere Cloud, announced last week at EVOLVE Singapore https://www.cloudera.com/about/news-and-blogs/press-releases/2026-08-19-cloudera-powers-the-agentic-ai-era-with-cloudera-anywhere-cloud.html. Sergio and Leo explain how a common architecture across public and private cloud environments could give enterprises greater freedom to place AI workloads where they make the most sense. AI is putting decades of cloud assumptions back up for debate. For enterprise IT, the next big advantage may be the freedom to choose. *Learn more:* Cloudera EVOLVE26: https://www.cloudera.com/events/evolve.html The Great AI Re-Architecture survey report: https://www.cloudera.com/content/dam/www/marketing/resources/analyst-reports/the-great-ai-re-architecture.pdf.landing.html Sergio Gago on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiogh/ Leo Brunnick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leobrunnick/ Like and subscribe to The AI Forecast, sponsored by Cloudera, to follow our EVOLVE26 series and stay up to date on the latest developments in enterprise data and AI. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXY5wm6HlBL_Y_8SDxJNR0g?sub_confirmation=1 *Links & Resources* 👉Full Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe-h9HrA9qfAmGHgsmXUZgLL-T4Xjhlq8 👉Learn more: https://www.cloudera.com/resources/podcast/the-ai-forecast.html?utm_medium=social-organic&utm_source=youtube&keyplay=cross&utm_campaign=Other---FY27-GLOBAL-Always-On-Cloudera-Podcast&cid=UNGATED&utm_content=youtube-cta *🎧 Listen on your platform of choice:* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7i4w9dYNFIOh4QukvJzgVk Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-great-ai-re-architecture-pushes-workloads-to-the/id1779293119?i=1000786054765 Chapters: 0:00 Intro the Great AI Re-Architecture 4:39 Global Enterprise Data Survey Results 7:07 Why AI Agents Increase Query Volume 8:31 Rethinking Cloud First Infrastructure 13:40 Finding the Right Center of Gravity 15:53 What is Anywhere Cloud Architecture 20:47 Simplifying Hybrid Cloud Deployments 23:53 How Acquisitions Built Anywhere Cloud 30:07 Managing Uncertainty in Future AI Tech 33:44 The Shift Away From Forgotten Dashboards 38:43 How ExxonMobil Deploys Hybrid AI *Connect with Cloudera* Subscribe to stay ahead of the curve with the latest in data strategy, open architectures, and enterprise AI innovations. https://www.cloudera.com LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudera Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/cloudera/ X ► https://twitter.com/cloudera Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/show/102S8zoZR6nmZV0HxZlxZu #TheAIForecast #HybridCloud #EnterpriseAI #DataArchitecture #AIGovernance #Cloudera #AIArchitecture