ServiceNow buys Armis for $7.75bn

ServiceNow said on April 20 it completed its $7.75 billion cash acquisition of Armis, adding cyber-asset visibility to its security and workflow software. (servicenow.com) Armis makes software that finds and monitors the devices, systems, and code connected to a company’s network, including factory gear, hospital equipment, cloud workloads, and office laptops. ServiceNow said that data will now feed its own platform for security operations and risk management. (servicenow.com 1) (servicenow.com 2) ServiceNow announced the deal on December 23, 2025, and said at the time that Armis would be bought for $7.75 billion in cash. The company said the acquisition would extend its reach across information technology, operational technology, and medical devices for businesses, governments, and critical infrastructure operators. (servicenow.com) The pitch is straightforward: ServiceNow already handles digital workflows, incident response, and internal operations, while Armis is built to see what is actually connected and exposed. Putting those together gives ServiceNow a larger role before a breach, when companies are trying to identify risky assets, and after a breach, when they need to respond. (servicenow.com) (cio.com) ServiceNow tied the deal directly to artificial intelligence, saying companies need better visibility and control as they deploy more autonomous software agents and connect more physical systems. In its announcement, the company said the Armis acquisition is expected to more than triple its market opportunity for security and risk products. (servicenow.com 1) (servicenow.com 2) The Armis purchase follows another security move by ServiceNow: its March 2026 close of the Veza acquisition, which added identity intelligence, or software that tracks who has access to what. Together, the two deals push ServiceNow deeper into the market for unified security control planes. (servicenow.com) (cio.com) CIO.com reported that the Armis acquisition departs from ServiceNow’s earlier pattern of smaller tuck-in deals aimed at features or talent. CNBC reported when the agreement was announced that the purchase was expected to close in 2026 and would bolster ServiceNow’s cybersecurity business in the age of artificial intelligence. (cio.com) (cnbc.com) The transaction closes with ServiceNow trying to turn its platform into a place that not only routes work, but also maps assets, permissions, and exposure across a company’s systems. Armis gives it the “what is out there” layer that security teams use to find blind spots before attackers do. (servicenow.com) (cio.com)