Salesforce to Acquire Informatica in $8 Billion Deal to Strengthen Cloud Data Capabilities

Salesforce To Acquire Informatica In $8 Billion Deal To Strengthen Cloud Data Capabilities

Boom! Just like that, Salesforce has scooped up Informatica in a jaw-dropping $8 billion deal. Yep, the cloud giant just added a major new weapon to its data arsenal — and Wall Street is buzzing.

If you blinked, you might’ve missed it. The deal dropped Tuesday, sending Informatica shares rocketing up more than 5% in early trading, according to The Wall Street Journal. That’s no tiny bounce. Investors clearly liked what they saw.

So why the big move? It’s all about the data, baby. Informatica specialises in data management — the nuts and bolts of making AI tools actually useful. And Salesforce? They want to supercharge their AI offerings like Einstein GPT.

“This acquisition will help us deepen our AI capabilities with trusted, real-time data,” a Salesforce exec told Reuters. Translation: Salesforce wants to be the brains and the memory of your business.

Remember when Tony Stark upgraded the Iron Man suit with Jarvis 2.0? That’s kinda what this feels like — but for corporate software.

Informatica, known for powering data flows for giants like Unilever and BMW, brings the plumbing behind smart decisions. No flash. All function. Salesforce just bought the pipes.

The timing? Perfect. With AI hype still boiling and companies racing to organise their messy data closets, this deal locks Salesforce in as a top-tier AI player.

Shares of Salesforce also ticked up — not a rocket, but a solid nod from investors that this wasn’t a wild swing. Just smart business.

The tech world’s watching. The competitors? Probably sweating a little.

Game on.