Google's cloud boss Thomas Kurian is set to make his first big move by buying data analytics company Looker for $2.6 billion in cash.
The purchase of Looker will add a new analytics tool for Google Cloud's customers. Google said the technology will help its customers analyze their data in a consistent way across different sources and help Google provide industry-specific analytics for its targeted verticals. Google said in its press release that it already shared over 350 customers through an existing partnership, including BuzzFeed, Yahoo and Hearst.
Looker's business-intelligence tool works on multiple clouds in addition to Google's and integrates with other databases that compete with Google's own products. Kurian said on a conference call with journalists on Thursday that Looker will continue to work with other products, like Amazon Web Services' Redshift and Microsoft's Azure SQL Server. Looker competitors include
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