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. Its AI SRE agent investigates incidents when an alert fires, and the company says the platform cuts data volume by 89% on average without losing visibility. Existing Chronosphere customers can keep their current setup and gain new features such as XCOR Operator and Synthetics.

• Launched October 1, 2026, built on Chronosphere's foundation
• AI SRE root-cause analysis success rate of 75% in complex production environments, per the company
• Data optimization averages 89% without sacrificing visibility, per the company
• New features include XCOR Operator, AI SRE, XCOR RUM and XCOR Synthetics
• Consumption-based pricing and budgets expanded across the platform