Will Google's $32bn Wiz buy help it gain ground in cloud services?

Google currently lags in the cloud market, and the deal could help it expand its offerings as well as acquire new customers

On March 18, Google announced one of its largest - and perhaps the tech world’s — M&A deal: the acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion. The deal highlights two big trends: first, the rise and rise of cybersecurity among the client ecosystem, and second, the rise of multi-cloud adoption with artificial intelligence (AI) as a driver. 

Let’s look at the security sector and how Google gains with this acquisition. According to a report by Barracuda, in the first two months of 2025 it has detected and blocked a million phishing attacks by prominent phishing-as-a-services (PhaaS) platforms.

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