Google’s $32 billion bet is that the opportunity here is far bigger than any of these concerns — Wiz could put Google’s services on the map at a turning point for cloud computing and AI.

Tuesday's big news that Google is acquiring security startup Wiz for a record-breaking $32 billion comes with a very big qualifier. Google says it will

It's also a lesson in not accepting the first offer — the company turned down Google's offer of $23 billion last summer. Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport wrote in a blog post that joining Google Cloud will "enable us to execute and innovate even faster" as both businesses "are fueled by the belief that cloud security needs to be easier,