IN BUSINESS NEWS… GOOGLE AND SANTA CRUZ BASED “LOOKER” ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER IN AN AGREEMENT THAT INCLUDES A 2.6 BILLION DOLLAR ALL CASH DEAL.
WHEN THE ACQUISITION IS DONE, LOOKER WILL JOIN GOOGLE CLOUD… A CLOUD PLATFORM THAT RUNS ON GOOGLE HARDWARE. LOOKER IS AN INTELLIGENCE AND DATA ANALYTICS COMPANY AND THE MERGE WILL ENABLE CUSTOMERS TO HARNESS DATA IN NEW WAYS TO DRIVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION.