Splunk to acquire SignalFx for $1bn.

Splunk, an American public multinational software corporation based in San Francisco, agreed to acquire SignalFx, a SaaS leader in real-time monitoring and metrics for cloud infrastructure, microservices and applications, for $1bn. Under the terms of the agreement, Splunk will acquire SignalFx for a purchase price paid approximately 60% in cash and 40% in Splunk common stock. “Data fuels the modern business, and the acquisition of SignalFx squarely puts Splunk in position as a leader in monitoring and observability at massive scale,” said Doug Merritt, President and CEO, Splunk. “SignalFx will support our continued commitment to giving customers one platform that can monitor the entire enterprise application lifecycle. We are also incredibly impressed by the SignalFx team and leadership, whose expertise and professionalism are a strong addition to the Splunk family.”