Looker will join Google Cloud, bringing together analytics and cloud infrastructure, Google said
Google has made a long-awaited acquisition to bolster its cloud-computing business, a booming industry where it has lagged behind rivals.
The Alphabet Inc. unit unveiled a deal on Thursday to acquire Looker, a business-intelligence software and big data analytics platform, for $2.6 billion in cash. The two companies were well acquainted; Alphabet earlier invested in Looker through its venture-capital arm CapitalG.
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