ServiceNow opens $7.7B ticket titled 'Buy security company, make it Armis'

ServiceNow announced a $7.75B deal to acquire Armis, aiming to integrate Armis’s real-time security intelligence and asset discovery with ServiceNow’s CMDB to help customers identify and prioritize vulnerabilities and automate remediation, with the goal of significantly expanding its security revenue. The deal, expected to close in H2 2026 and financed by cash and debt, follows additional acquisitions including Veza, Data.World, and others, signaling a strategic focus on data and AI-driven security capabilities. Analysts view the move as a major expansion of ServiceNow’s data and ITSM strength, noting competitive context versus Salesforce and emphasizing the importance of seamless integration of the acquired technologies.