Snowflake to acquire MCP-focused Natoma to boost governance for AI agents

Snowflake said it plans to acquire US-based startup Natoma to boost governance, security, and connectivity for AI agents operating across heterogeneous enterprise environments, amid growing efforts by organizations to move agentic AI workflows from pilots into production. The cloud data platform provider is betting that enterprises will increasingly require centralized governance, identity controls, and auditability as AI agents begin interacting more deeply with internal applications, APIs,...