Sundar Pichai on Google's massive $32 billion Wiz deal: 'We don't make deals like this...'
This is the company's largest acquisition in its history. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian reached out to employees telling them «why, and why now» in internal memos, as per Business Insider. An email was sent to Google staff on Tuesday in which the tech giant's top bosses explained why the company plans to spend $32 billion to acquire the cybersecurity startup, which marked the year's biggest deal so far — and the biggest deal of all time for Alphabet.
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What Sundar Pichai told employees
«We don't make deals like this every day, so I wanted to share a little more about why, and why now,» Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in an email, before summarizing some of what was included in the company's public blog post about the deal on Tuesday.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian emphasized that the announcement comes at a crucial moment as businesses rapidly shift their data to the cloud. «Most deployments now span multiple clouds or hybrid environments, creating complex management challenges,» Kurian noted in a memo to employees.
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The acquisition aligns with key trends in the AI-driven era, particularly the demand for enhanced cloud security and multicloud functionality. Wiz, a company specializing in cloud security by scanning data and detecting risks, will remain available on other cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
Kurian underscored AI’s growing impact on cybersecurity: «The rise of AI has intensified both the threats posed by and
