The search giant announced on March 18th 2025 that it had acquired the cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion🤯. It’s a major bet that Wiz can help 🦾beef up Google’s cloud business, which makes far less money than the offerings built by its biggest rivals.

Microsoft and Amazon have profited 👀handsomely from the AI cloud gold rush, with their cloud services reporting revenues reaching $105.4 billion and $107.6 billion, respectively, during fiscal year 2024. Google, on the other hand, is a 👶minor player in comparison; its cloud revenue surpassed just $43 billion in 2024.

Founded in 2020, Wiz has 🚀rapidly become one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world. It offers a solution called agentless 🧱security, which means companies don’t have to spend ⏱hours deploying individual security programs — or agents — on every device they want to secure. Wiz also offers a user-friendly UI that Neil MacDonald, a VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner, says is one of 🎯“the best” in its category.