Published on November 17, 2025
In AI Features

How Informatica Reinvented Itself for the Cloud and AI Era

Early adoption helped the transformation from an on-premise software provider to a cloud-first, AI-driven data management company.

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By Ankush Das

With cloud and AI rewriting the rules of enterprise software, reinvention has become a necessity for survival. The companies thriving today are the ones that were brave enough to rebuild themselves before the evolving technology forced them to do so. Informatica is one such firm that once defined on-premise data management, but is now moving its way to lead conversations around AI agents and intelligent data platforms. For a 30-year-old firm, the transformation wasn’t easy. The journey demanded a re-engineering of everything, from how its products were built to how its teams thought about the future. “AI can only happen in the cloud,” Informatica CEO Amit Walia told AIM in an exclusive conversation. Betting the Company on Cloud By 2016, Informatica was still selling only on-premise software, but its leadership saw the digital tide turning. Walia, then heading product strategy, envisioned a single cloud-native data platform that could do it all—integra

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Ankush Das

I am a tech aficionado and a computer science graduate with a keen interest in AI, Coding, Open Source, Global SaaS, and Cloud. Have a tip? Reach out to ankush.das@aimmediahouse.com