Google has finalized its $32-billion all-cash acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz, marking the largest deal ever pursued by Google or its parent Alphabet. The move aims to significantly strengthen Google Cloud's competitive position against AWS and Microsoft Azure in the AI era.
Wiz will operate as a distinct product line within Google Cloud, retaining its brand while its technology is integrated into Google's security and AI offerings. The acquisition is framed around enabling security to keep pace with the rapid development velocity driven by cloud and generative AI.
Wiz's cloud-native security platform will be paired with Google's existing capabilities to create a comprehensive platform for securing cloud and hybrid environments. The company has stated its products will continue to support multicloud environments.
Main Topics: Google's acquisition of Wiz; deal size and strategic rationale; integration plans and product strategy; competitive cloud security landscape.
Google has completed its $32-billion acquisition of cloud security unicorn Wiz, formally bringing one of the biggest cybersecurity startups into Google Cloud, the companies announced in separate blog posts.
Google announced the all-cash deal in 2025, as it seeks to strengthen its cloud computing business in the AI era. It is the largest ever transaction sought by Google or its parent Alphabet.
As part of the deal, Wiz will operate as a distinct product line within Google Cloud and retain its brand, while its technology will be integrated more deeply across Googleâs security and AI offerings.
Started in 2020 by the Israeli-born Assaf Rappaport and a team that sold a previous venture to Microsoft, Wiz is based in the United States.
âNearly a year ago, we shared that Wiz would be joining Google⦠Today, as we officially begin our journey as a Google company, that belief feels real in a much deeper way,â Wiz said in a blog post, stressing that its mission âto help every organisation protect everything they build and runâ remains unchanged.
The company framed the acquisition around âvelocity,â arguing that cloud and generative AI are compressing the time from idea to production into minutes, and that security must keep pace rather than slow development down.
For Google, the deal beefs its offerings up against AWS and Microsoft Azure by pairing Wizâs cloudânative security platform with its own threat intelligence, SecOps tools and AI capabilities. Wiz said its products will continue to support multicloud and hybrid environments.
"With the addition of Wiz, we will provide customers with a comprehensive platform to secure their cloud and hybrid environments, as well as accelerate threat prevention, detection, and response," Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said in a post.
Google announced the all-cash deal in 2025, as it seeks to strengthen its cloud computing business in the AI era. It is the largest ever transaction sought by Google or its parent Alphabet.
As part of the deal, Wiz will operate as a distinct product line within Google Cloud and retain its brand, while its technology will be integrated more deeply across Googleâs security and AI offerings.
Started in 2020 by the Israeli-born Assaf Rappaport and a team that sold a previous venture to Microsoft, Wiz is based in the United States.
âNearly a year ago, we shared that Wiz would be joining Google⦠Today, as we officially begin our journey as a Google company, that belief feels real in a much deeper way,â Wiz said in a blog post, stressing that its mission âto help every organisation protect everything they build and runâ remains unchanged.
The company framed the acquisition around âvelocity,â arguing that cloud and generative AI are compressing the time from idea to production into minutes, and that security must keep pace rather than slow development down.
For Google, the deal beefs its offerings up against AWS and Microsoft Azure by pairing Wizâs cloudânative security platform with its own threat intelligence, SecOps tools and AI capabilities. Wiz said its products will continue to support multicloud and hybrid environments.
"With the addition of Wiz, we will provide customers with a comprehensive platform to secure their cloud and hybrid environments, as well as accelerate threat prevention, detection, and response," Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said in a post.
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