Strategy
Your Data Lake Is Only as Useful as Its Ability to Answer a Question
- David O'Neil
- Cybersecurity
- 09 Apr, 2026
You moved your security data out of the SIEM and into a data lake. Costs dropped. For the first time in years, you had budget to spare. Then an investigation hit — and your team spent two weeks findi
read moreThe SIEM Cost Trap — Why Your Data Lake + AI Agents Will Win
- David O'Neil
- Cybersecurity
- 01 Apr, 2026
If you've ever sat across from your CFO, your VP of Engineering, or your board and tried to explain why your SIEM costs what it costs — you already know how this conversation goes. The short version o
read moreFour Generations of Broken Promises: Why AI SOC Agents Might Actually Be Different
- David O'Neil
- Cybersecurity
- 18 Mar, 2026
Series: The SIEM & AI Reckoning — Article 1 of 10Over twenty years and hundreds of vendor pitches, one line never changes: "This is going to change everything." 2005, SIEM. 2012, Next-Gen
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