Two become one - Salesforce and Informatica map their future together (with MuleSoft as part of their $8 bn data thruple)

A simple assertion from Krish Vitaldevara, Chief Product Officer at Informatica but one that might sum up why Salesforce has been happy to shell out $8 billion to make the firm the latest outpost of its agentic empire.

It was back in May that the takeover of Informatica by Salesforce was confirmed, a purchase that was successful on its ‘second time lucky’ attempt after an earlier putative bid fell through on price. Although Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, never knowingly under-selling anything, pitched it at the time as a deal that had been two decades in the waiting:

https://diginomica.com/two-become-one-salesforce-and-informatica-map-their-future-together-mulesoft-part-their-8-bn-data