FEATURE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA ARCHITECTURE
stored, 75 % of respondents said public cloud, 71 % said data warehouses and 62 % said private cloud.
• Integrating AI is not without security concerns: 61 % of respondents globally listed integration costs as the top cost prohibition for accelerating AI, followed by data storage costs( 52 %) and data breaches or leakages( 41 %).
• Despite those concerns, organisations feel confident: Globally, almost a quarter( 24 %) of respondents said they were extremely confident in their organisation’ s ability to secure data used in AI systems, 53 % were very confident and 19 % were somewhat confident.
The UAE report is unveiled at GITEX Global 2025, the region’ s leading technology showcase, where Cloudera is highlighting how AI is powering smarter cities, advancing healthcare efficiency and enabling innovation in financial services and energy.
Cloudera will demonstrate how organisations in the UAE are building trusted data foundations to unlock AI’ s full potential responsibly. p
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