Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chronosphere, a next-generation observability platform built specifically to scale in the AI era. The move reinforces Palo Alto Networks’ strategy to provide a unified data and security foundation for modern applications and AI workloads.
Strategic Rationale and Vision
As AI-native and cloud-based workloads continue to proliferate, organizations demand real-time observability combined with robust security across vast and complex environments. Palo Alto Networks believes that the integration of Chronosphere into its ecosystem will deliver not just passive monitoring, but autonomous, agent-driven remediation.
Chronosphere’s architecture is optimized to ingest and analyze huge volumes of telemetry data cost-efficiently, making it purpose-built for the scale and resilience required by AI data centers.
Transforming Observability with AgentiX
When Chronosphere is combined with Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex AgentiX™ platform, the companies envision a new class of observability-driven remediation. Rather than simply alerting on issues, the integrated solution will deploy AI agents that can in real time detect performance anomalies, investigate root causes, and carry out autonomous remediation.
This deeper visibility will span both security and observability data at petabyte scale, thanks to Chronosphere’s efficient data ingestion.
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Leadership Perspectives
Nikesh Arora, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Palo Alto Networks, commented: “The foundational requirement for every modern AI data center is constant uptime and resilience, which demands real-time, always-on observability delivered at the right cost. Chronosphere was built to scale for the data demands of the AI era from day one, which is why it is chosen by leading AI-native and born-in-the-cloud organizations. And once we leverage AgentiX with Chronosphere, we will take observability from simple dashboards to real-time, agentic remediation. We are excited to not just enter this space, but to disrupt it.”
Martin Mao, Co-founder and CEO of Chronosphere, added: “We founded Chronosphere to provide scalable resiliency for the world’s largest digital organizations. Palo Alto Networks is the perfect strategic partner for our customers, partners, and employees. It allows us to combine our disruptive observability platform with the world’s best security company, accelerating our momentum in solving the most complex data and resiliency challenges. Together, we look forward to continuing to partner with industry-leading cloud and AI-native customers across the world on their mission-critical observability and security needs.”
Market Position and Industry Impact
Chronosphere has earned distinction as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms. Its technology includes advanced telemetry pipeline capabilities, which will support Palo Alto Networks’ platforms by transforming how customers ingest, route, and optimize data for operational insights and cost efficiency.
