Cloudera report shows 38% of financial firms cite infrastructure performance as persistent AI hurdle

• Cloudera’s Data Readiness Index 2026 flagged operational hurdles limiting AI scale-up in financial services despite rising investment.
• 38% of institutions said infrastructure performance consistently hinders operations, pointing to capacity constraints for AI and analytics workloads.
• 20% cited weak workflow integration as the top reason AI and analytics spending fails to meet expected returns.
• 83% reported visibility into where data resides, while 61% said all or nearly all data is governed.

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