Google closes $32 billion Wiz deal, making its biggest acquisition ever

Google has completed its $32 billion all-cash acquisition of cloud security company Wiz, officially closing the biggest deal in the company’s history. Google announced the close on March 11, 2026, while Wiz separately confirmed that it is now part of Google Cloud and will keep operating under the Wiz brand.

The deal matters because it gives Google Cloud a much stronger position in cloud and AI security at a time when large companies are spreading workloads across multiple cloud providers and facing faster, more complex cyber threats. Google said Wiz will continue supporting customers across all major cloud environments, including multicloud deployments, rather than becoming a Google-only product.

Google first announced the agreement to buy Wiz in March 2025. At that time, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said the acquisition aimed to give businesses and governments more choice in how they protect modern IT environments. The transaction then moved through regulatory review before closing this week. Reuters reported in November 2025 that the deal had cleared U.S. Department of Justice antitrust review, while Google said at the time that other jurisdictions still needed to finish their reviews before the deal could close in 2026.

For Google, this is not just a scale play. It is also a strategic response to the way security has changed in the AI era. In its closing announcement, Google said customers now need tools that can protect cloud, hybrid, and AI environments together, while also helping security teams detect, prevent, and respond to threats faster. Wiz fits that plan because its platform connects code, cloud, and runtime data into one security context.

Why Wiz is important to Google Cloud

Wiz built its reputation around multicloud security. Google says Wiz helps organizations secure cloud and AI applications across development, build, and runtime, and gives security and engineering teams shared visibility into how applications are created and operated. That is valuable for enterprises that run workloads across Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and other environments.

Google also made it clear that the combined company will target the next phase of security threats, especially those involving AI. The company said the joint platform will focus on detecting threats created with AI, protecting AI models and workloads, and using AI to speed up threat hunting and response.

Just as important, Google said it will keep working with third-party security vendors through Google Cloud Marketplace. That matters because large enterprise customers do not want a security platform that cuts them off from existing tools and partners.

What changes now

What the combined platform is expected to deliver

• A unified security platform that covers development, build, and runtime stages
• Broader threat detection and response across cloud, hybrid, and AI environments
• AI-driven threat hunting and faster remediation workflows
• Continued multicloud support for enterprises that do not want a single-cloud lock-in
• Ongoing partner choice through Google Cloud Marketplace

Why this deal stands out

The $32 billion price tag easily surpasses Google’s earlier record acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. It also shows how seriously Google views cybersecurity as part of its cloud growth strategy, especially as AI adoption expands the attack surface for companies and governments. Reuters noted when the U.S. review cleared that the Wiz purchase would be Alphabet’s largest acquisition.

This also gives Google a stronger answer to rivals in enterprise security. Instead of relying only on native cloud defenses, Google can now pair its existing threat intelligence, security operations, and Mandiant expertise with a well-known cloud-native platform that already works across different environments. That is likely to make the combined offering more attractive to large enterprises that want a single view of risk without rebuilding their security stack from scratch.

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