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SOC Of the Future...The Future Is Now

SOC Of the Future...The Future Is Now (PDF, 0.22MB)Last updated: 29 Oct, 2025
Presented by:
Carson Zimmerman
Carson Zimmerman

The SOC of the future isn’t a glossy demo—it’s a system built to survive and thrive across complexity, scale, and human limits. This keynote challenges legacy models and lays out a pragmatic vision for SOCs that prioritize signal, resilience, and analyst experience. We’ll unpack what’s broken, what’s promising, and how to build workflows that scale without breaking your team. Drawing from hard-earned lessons at scale, we’ll explore how to architect SOCs that adapt continuously, respect human cognition, and use automation to amplify judgment—not replace it. Like we’ve done for 25+ years, we’ll keep pushing the mundane to machines so analysts can take on what’s next. No hype—just hard truths and practical paths forward.

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