Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) introduced on Wednesday that it has agreed to accumulate observability platform supplier Chronosphere in a deal valued at $3.35 billion.
Chronosphere explains that its platform allows groups to “zero in on the info that’s most helpful” and supplies insights into each layer of their stack — from the infrastructure to the functions to the enterprise.
Palo Alto mentioned the mixed answer of Chronosphere’s observability platform with Palo Alto’s AgentiX will deploy AI brokers on large quantities of knowledge monitored by Chronosphere’s platform to detect efficiency points, autonomously examine the basis trigger, and shut the loop with agentic remediation.
“The foundational requirement for each fashionable AI knowledge middle is fixed uptime and resilience, which calls for real-time, always-on observability delivered on the proper price,” mentioned Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO at Palo Alto Networks.
Beneath the phrases of the settlement, Palo Alto Networks will purchase Chronosphere for a complete consideration of $3.35 billion, to be paid in money and substitute fairness awards, topic to changes.
Chronosphere reported annual recurring income (“ARR”) of greater than $160 million as of the tip of September 2025.
The transfer to accumulate Chronosphere is the most recent of a number of acquisitions lately underneath Arora and follows an enormous $25 billion deal to accumulate CyberArk which was introduced in July 2025. In April the cybersecurity big mentioned it was buying AI safety firm Defend AI in a deal reportedly valued at roughly $650-700 million.
