Let’s face it—most legacy SIEMs are haemorrhaging your security budget.
What once promised clarity and control is now a black box of rising licensing fees, hidden data storage costs, and resource-intensive maintenance. And in 2025, when every security pound or dollar needs to prove its value, that’s no longer acceptable.
The good news? A smarter, leaner SIEM strategy isn’t just possible—it’s happening. Enterprises are waking up, reassessing, and reclaiming budget without compromising on threat detection or compliance.
Here’s how they’re doing it.
The Budget Breakdown: What’s Draining Your Wallet
Traditional SIEM platforms come with built-in financial pain points:
- Licensing models that scale with data volume, not value.
- $607,000/year average spend on-prem SIEMs, according to Microsoft.
- Specialist resource overheads to keep systems updated and functional.
- Rising storage costs, especially with platforms that penalize volume.
Security teams often find themselves in a reactive cycle: paying more to maintain tools that aren’t keeping up with the evolving threat landscape.
Why Staying Put Might Be the Bigger Risk
It might seem easier to stay with your current SIEM. But doing nothing is increasingly the more expensive option.
Here’s why:
- 70% of enterprises cite cost as the primary reason they’re rethinking SIEM.
- Legacy systems can’t scale efficiently, especially in modern cloud-first environments and often requires paying for unused storage or search capacity.
- Operational fatigue from constant troubleshooting and complex rule maintenance.
Your team becomes bogged down in platform issues instead of proactive security—burning time and budget simultaneously.
Smart SIEM Migrations: Built for Cost-Saving, Not Just Cost-Shifting
Smart migration isn’t about swapping one expensive SIEM for another—it’s about transforming the economics of your security stack.
- Rule Automation: Instead of rewriting correlation rules manually, smart platforms leverage automation for accurate, fast porting—cutting hours of consulting time.
- Performance Tuning from Day One: Proper configuration up front means fewer post-launch surprises (and fewer late-night firefights).
- Zero Downtime Transitions: Seamless onboarding ensures your team stays productive and responsive, without security blind spots.
What Makes a Migration “Smart”?
It’s not just about the destination—it’s how you get there.
NETbuilder’s SIEM Migration Factory brings an industrialized approach to SIEM transitions:
- Repeatable, tested migration blueprints honed across 100+ global migrations.
- Cross-platform experts who know the quirks of both where you are and where you’re going.
- Automation baked into every step, reducing human error and speeding execution.
- Post-migration support and tuning, so your investment delivers ROI from day one.
Download out SIEM Migration whitepaper here!
Final Thoughts: Don’t Just Contain Costs—Take Control
Security budgets aren’t growing, but expectations are. If your SIEM isn’t delivering more value every year, it’s time to challenge it.
A smart SIEM migration lets you:
- Reclaim budget.
- Eliminate inefficiencies.
- Future-proof your detection capabilities.
And with the right migration partner, it doesn’t have to be painful.
