# Palo Alto Networks Drops $3.35B on Observability Player—Here's Why AI Infrastructure Matters
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) just closed a deal to acquire Chronosphere for $3.35 billion in cash and stock. On the surface, it's another enterprise security play. But dig deeper and you'll see the real story: the race to build the operational backbone for AI workloads.
Chronosphere isn't flashy. It's observability software—basically the nervous system that keeps AI data centers from melting down. Real-time monitoring, instant alerts, cost-efficient data handling. The kind of unglamorous infrastructure
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) just closed a deal to acquire Chronosphere for $3.35 billion in cash and stock. On the surface, it's another enterprise security play. But dig deeper and you'll see the real story: the race to build the operational backbone for AI workloads.
Chronosphere isn't flashy. It's observability software—basically the nervous system that keeps AI data centers from melting down. Real-time monitoring, instant alerts, cost-efficient data handling. The kind of unglamorous infrastructure

