Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian says that buying Looker gives it an even better way for its customers to make use of their data.
Looker, founded in 2012, helps its customers analyze and make sense of huge amounts of data. In press materials discussing the acquisition, Google says that some 350 mutual customers, including Blue Apron and Hearst, are already using Looker to visualize and otherwise analyze the tremendous amounts of data generated by their businesses.
Of note is that Kurian says that Looker will retain its compatibility with cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, both of which compete with Google Cloud. Similarly, Kurian says, Google will allow customers to choose to use any data visualization and reporting tool that they'd like, whether or not that's Looker.
All told, Looker had raised some $280 million from investors including CapitalG , Goldman Sachs, and Kleiner Perkins. It counts companies like Cisco, Amazon, and Sony as customers. "I'm committed for the long term to realize this mission that we've been following since the beginning," says Bien.US Department of Justice is said to be preparing a potential antitrust probe
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