Cloudera report finds 95% of enterprises delay AI projects due to infrastructure limits

• Cloudera survey flagged widespread AI delays, with 95% of enterprises postponing or canceling initiatives due to governance, compliance, regulatory constraints.
• Legacy data stacks emerged as a binding constraint, with 72% reporting a need for major architecture overhauls to scale AI securely.
• Cost pressure intensified, with 84% citing higher infrastructure spending tied to AI workloads; 75% reported changes in storage practices.
• Hybrid shift accelerated, with 66% moving AI workloads from public cloud back to private cloud or on-premises over the past year.
• Data movement raised control risks, with 97% shifting data between environments at least monthly; 73% said AI increased governance complexity.

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