Case Study: Cloudera achieves a streamlined, lower‑risk IPO filing with Workiva

Cloudera Streamlines IPO Process with Wdesk

Cloudera, a Palo Alto company that provides a cloud platform for machine learning and analytics, needed to modernize its financial reporting ahead of an IPO. The finance team wanted to replace risk-prone, desktop-based and manual workflows that caused version-control issues and slow turnaround for SEC filings.

Cloudera implemented Workiva’s Wdesk to manage quarterly and annual financials and run the S-1 process, enabling real-time collaboration, secure version control, and 24/7 support. The platform simplified drafting, filing, print and distribution, reduced manual work and risk, sped up turnaround, and made post-IPO filing preparation faster and less painful.

Cloudera

Lauren Tipton

Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting