Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian continues to stamp out his business plan at his new employer, announcing this morning the company’s intent on acquiring data analytics provider Looker for $2.6 billion in cash.

Looker’s core technology allows users to connect to databases — regardless of location — and aggregate data across multiple databases. Its platform includes a set of tools that customers can use to perform sophisticated data manipulation.

Kurian explained in a blog post that Looker’s platform can tap into Google’s BigQuery data warehouse platform. This will allow it to extend Google Cloud’s business analytics by providing the ability to supply a consistent way to define business metrics across data sources. It also provides an analytics platform to deliver applications for business intelligence.

Looker had raised around $280.5 million through several funding rounds since its founding in 2013. Those investors included CapitalG, which is Google Cloud parent company Alphabet’s growth equity investment fund.

The acquisition will see Looker CEO Frank Bien and the company’s executive team join Google Cloud. Bien will report directly to Kurian.

Steve Hilton, president of MachNation, noted that the Looker platform will help customers glean more value from their Google Cloud deployments.

“A platform like Google Cloud, much like a water hose, has no value unless you can extract the data or water from it and use the data or water for valuable purposes,” he wrote, adding that the deal also helps Google Cloud compete more directly against Microsoft’s Power BI analytics tools. “Looker provides a way for enterprises to conduct sophisticated analytics, machine learning, and visualizations on data.”

The Looker deal is also the biggest acquisition for Google Cloud since Kurian was named CEO. Kurian previously spent 22 years at Oracle where he left as president of product development. In that role he led the company’s shift to a cloud technology company and reported directly to Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison.

However, reports emerged that Kurian clashed with Ellison over Oracle’s cloud strategy. Those reports suggested he wanted Oracle’s software to run in rival public clouds like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Ellison, meanwhile, has no love for other cloud providers, and especially not AWS.

It should be noted that Oracle this week announced a deal to run its software in Microsoft Azure.

Google earlier this year purchased data migration startup Alooma for an undisclosed amount, which it’s integrating into its Google Cloud business. Alooma developed a data pipeline tool that helps enterprises move their data from multiple sources to a single data warehouse.

That deal came less than a week after Kurian promised to get more aggressive in its acquisitions as it works to grow its enterprise business. That aggressiveness included a pledge from Google CEO Sundar Pichai to spend more than $13 billion this year on data centers and offices in the United States.