Splunk Acquires SignalSense for Undisclosed Sum

Splunk, an American multinational corporation that produces software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data, announced that it has acquired SignalSense. The acquisition was funded with cash from Splunk’s balance sheet for an undisclosed amount.

Founded in 2013, SignalSense offers cloud-based advanced data collection and breach detection solutions that leverage machine learning. As part of the acquisition, the Seattle-based company will join Splunk’s products organization in its growing Seattle office. Splunk will leverage expertise from the SignalSense team to further advance its machine learning capabilities and its machine data platform.

“The SignalSense team consists of industry-leading experts in building modern cloud applications and applying machine learning to data at scale. The addition of the SignalSense team will help expand Splunk’s product leadership and drive customer value,” said Richard Campione, chief product officer at Splunk. “We welcome SignalSense to the Splunk family and look forward to working together to deliver automated insights across cloud and hybrid environments.”