In-house or managed SOC? The real numbers.
What does it really cost to monitor your network 24 hours a day in Latin America? What makes up each model? How do you decide with data before budgeting for 2027?
Download the guide (PDF, 12 pages) No forms, no sign-up. Direct download.The real numbers for Latin America.
Three figures that change the conversation
None of the three is our estimate. They are a division you can redo on paper.
Hours in a year, and every one of them has to be covered. A full-time person covers about 1,800 effective hours, after vacation, holidays and training.
The result of that division. Almost five people just to keep one seat filled around the clock. With real handoffs and rotation, six analysts plus a lead.
Months from hiring until an in-house team detects accurately on a specific network. That period is paid in full and offers little protection.
What will you find inside?
There is no unnecessary jargon and no alarmist warnings. There is arithmetic: how many people it takes to cover 24 hours, what items make up the cost of each model, what expenses appear after launch and at what point each path makes sense.
- The full math of the in-house model: shifts, salaries, licenses, training and the real time until the team is operational.
- How is a managed SOC priced? The three common pricing models and which one to negotiate.
- Side-by-side comparison of both models, and of the middle ground that is often the best decision.
- What should any proposal cover? Monitoring, detection, response, vulnerability management, threat hunting and audit evidence.
- Ten questions to evaluate any provider. Including us.
Who is it for?
For those who lead technology or finance at a company with more than 100 employees and have been asked to evaluate "something on cybersecurity" for next year's budget.
It saves you weeks of confusing quotes.
What a SOC is not
It is not an antivirus under another name. It is not a monthly PDF report. And it is not someone on the IT team who also checks alerts when they can.
Shall we let you know when we publish the next one?
This guide is the first in a short series we are preparing for those who have to make security decisions with a real budget. Coming next:
- A calculator where you enter your own equipment and payroll and get your number, not ours
- A RFP template to request comparable proposals from three providers
- Sector benchmarks: banking and insurance, healthcare, retail
Before budgeting, it pays to know where you stand today
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