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Cloudera Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS

Cloudera has signed a Strategic

Collaboration Agreement ( SCA ) with AWS to leverage AWS services .
With its focus on delivering an enhanced open data lakehouse , Cloudera has chosen AWS to run the most critical CDP components , including data in motion , data lake house , data warehouse , operational database , AI / Machine Learning , master data management and end-to-end security .
Additionally , Cloudera has engineered CDP to integrate directly with AWS services , including Amazon Simple Storage Service ( Amazon S3 ), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service ( Amazon EKS ), Amazon Relational Database Service ( Amazon RDS ) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ( Amazon EC2 ).
The collaboration means Cloudera customers benefit from AWS native services without needing to manage the integrations themselves .
“ Deepening our collaboration with AWS gives customers even more reasons to choose to run the Cloudera Data Platform on AWS . With tighter hardware and AWS service integration , customers get the best possible experience with strong security and governance , along with new cost reduction options to support their most critical analytical workloads ,” said Paul Codding , Executive Vice President of Product
Management , Cloudera . “ Together , Cloudera and AWS give organizations the tools required to build and run data applications in the way that can best meet the unique and changing needs of their business .”
“ Cloudera has strengthened their collaboration with AWS for shared customers to leverage their existing investments in CDP and accelerate their modernization to the cloud ,” said Chris Grusz , General Manager , Technology Partnerships and Marketplace , AWS .

Cint makes strategic hire of Bella Tao in ANZ region

Bella Tao has joined Cint ANZ as

Head of Sales , bringing expertise in data solutions , market research , and marketing effectiveness .
Cint , recognized as a pioneer in research technology said that with an extensive background in Insight and Campaign Effectiveness Measurement , Business Development , SaaS and Brand Growth , Tao brought wealth of knowledge to drive Cint ’ s growth and success in the market .
Tao ’ s professional journey began as a researcher in Hong Kong , leading her to become an integral part of the digital media research team at Kantar .
Over the years , she has also held key positions at Dynata and TikTok – where she played a pivotal role in driving and implementing learning agendas for agencies and clients .
“ Joining Cint and bringing my expertise to this dynamic team is truly exciting ,” said Tao .
“ After almost a decade of experience in the market research and data industry , I am very excited to collaborate and drive growth as we expand our offerings in Australia and New Zealand .”
Cint has recorded double-digit growth in the ANZ region – exceeding 20 % in each of the past three years .
“ We are delighted to welcome Bella to Cint . Her wealth of experience and proven track record in sales strategy and revenue growth will be instrumental in driving our continued expansion ,” said Karine Parsy , EVP APAC at Cint .
Bella Tao , Head of Sales , Cint ANZ
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