Everything we know, in one place.
In-depth engineering write-ups for MSSPs and regulated operators — organised by what you're trying to do, not by what department wrote it.
6 resources
Blog9 min read
How Much Does a SIEM Cost? Licensing vs. Custom-Built
Licensed SIEMs charge on ingestion, retention, and feature tiers. Custom-built platforms trade that for upfront engineering. Where the break-even actually falls, and which model fits which environment.
SIEM & SOARPlatform OwnershipRead moreBlog8 min read
Open-Source vs. Custom-Built SIEM: The Real Trade-off
Open-source SIEMs remove licensing fees but move the cost to engineering, infrastructure, and maintenance. Where multi-tenancy, compliance, and detection quality separate the two models — and which fits which environment.
SIEM & SOARPlatform OwnershipMSSP & White-LabelRead moreBlog8 min read
SIEM Migration Guide: Move Off Legacy With Zero Downtime
A zero-downtime switch means running both systems on live traffic until the new one catches the same threats. The seven phases, the three risks that break migrations, and why MSSPs should move one client at a time.
SIEM & SOARMigrationPlatform OwnershipRead moreBlog9 min read
Multi-Tenant SIEM for MSSPs: A Full Guide
One platform serving every client, with each tenant's data, rules, and dashboards fully separated. How isolation, layered detection, branding, and data residency should be designed — and when a custom build beats a vendor platform.
SIEM & SOARMSSP & White-LabelMulti-TenancyRead moreBlog9 min read
SIEM for NIS2 & DORA Compliance: What Your Platform Must Deliver
NIS2 gives you 24 hours to file a first report; DORA gives you 4. The five capabilities a compliant platform needs — rule-tied detection, automated reporting, tamper-proof records, EU residency, and test evidence — and the three gaps that show up repeatedly in bought SIEMs.
SIEM & SOARNIS2DORARead moreBlog15 min read
What Are SOAR Playbooks? Use Cases, Examples, and MSSP Scale
A playbook turns a detection into a logged response in seconds. Which alerts to automate first, the four playbook types that pay off, where fixed branches break down, and what changes when you run them across many client environments.
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What's in here
Written by the engineers who build it
Platform engineering, SOC automation, and EU regulatory work — written up by the people who did it, not a content team.
Built from real engagements
Everything here comes out of platforms we've actually shipped — migration runbooks, detection catalogues, and costing models we used on live projects.
No gated fluff
Everything here is open. No email wall and no lead-capture form standing between you and a technical answer.
Regulator-oriented
The NIS2 and DORA writing maps to the obligations directly, not to a generic framework you have to translate first.
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