Observability (Chronosphere)
Acquisition of Chronosphere completed on January 29, 2026; its telemetry pipeline remains available as a standalone product.
What it is
Chronosphere provides cloud-native observability, the monitoring and telemetry data that engineers use to run software. The company plans to combine it with Cortex AgentiX so AI agents can detect and fix security and IT problems.
Why it matters to the stock. It brings a second recurring-revenue business into the platform and adds an AI-agent workflow built on operational data.
News
Palo Alto Networks launches Cortex XCOR AI observability built on Chronosphere
On October 1, 2026 Palo Alto Networks launched Cortex XCOR, an AI-driven observability platform built on Chronosphere's data-management technology.
Palo Alto Networks agrees to buy Embrace to add real user monitoring
Palo Alto Networks announced on July 21, 2026 that it will acquire Embrace, a user-focused observability company, to add real user monitoring to its observability platform.
Palo Alto Networks completes Portkey acquisition for Prisma AIRS gateway
Palo Alto Networks completed its acquisition of Portkey on May 29, 2026.
Palo Alto Networks completes Chronosphere acquisition for observability
Palo Alto Networks said on January 29, 2026 that it had completed its acquisition of Chronosphere, a cloud-native observability company.