A SIEM Market Undergoing Major Restructuring
Acquisitions by vendors, platform consolidation, and the emergence of artificial intelligence: in three years, the SIEM market has undergone a profound transformation. Many organizations must now reassess the foundation of their detection capabilities—a fundamental decision that is difficult to reverse and will shape the effectiveness of their SOC for years to come.
This is precisely where Squad’s experts come in, covering the entire process: defining detection use cases, sizing the target architecture, leading deployment or migration projects (migrating data sources, rebuilding detection rules, and building team capabilities), and then operating the SOC on an ongoing basis for the Group’s enterprise clients. This operation relies on the expertise of Next’Gen Analysts, who are trained in behavioral analysis and AI and are capable of interpreting a signal and putting it into context—not just classifying it.
Behavioral Analysis at the Heart of Detection
Exabeam’s New-Scale platform combines a cloud-native SIEM with user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA), a field in which Exabeam is a pioneer. Exabeam Nova AI agents automate triage, threat classification, and investigation summarization. The platform now applies this same behavioral analysis to the AI agents themselves (Agent Behavior Analytics) to detect the compromise or hijacking of these new non-human identities.
Exabeam’s offering also covers the two modernization paths commonly encountered in the field: supplementing an existing SIEM with this layer of behavioral analysis and automation, or migrating to the full platform, available both in the cloud and on-premises for organizations subject to sovereignty requirements.
Whereas traditional approaches rely on rules, behavioral analysis establishes a baseline of normal usage and detects deviations: account compromises, internal threats, and lateral movement. Analysts have access to investigation timelines that are already contextualized and prioritized by risk level: less noise, more decisions.
Search Engine Optimization for Squad's Clients
For Squad’s clients, the benefit is clear: their SOC projects are now based on a wider range of leading platforms, evaluated based on real-world use cases rather than product spec sheets. Before committing to a project, Squad’s experts can model priority detection scenarios on the Exabeam platform, measure the coverage achieved, and calculate costs—starting with data ingestion, the primary cost driver in SIEM projects.
Open and interoperable, the platform also integrates with existing security and infrastructure solutions: organizations enhance their detection capabilities by leveraging what they already have, rather than replacing their ecosystem.
“In three years, the SIEM market has completely transformed. Our customers aren’t asking us for just another logo in a catalog—they’re asking us to help them decide: which platform, for which use cases, and with what migration path. Exabeam offers a unique solution, based on behavior rather than rules alone, and this listing allows us to recommend it whenever it’s the right fit for a client’s specific situation,” says Yann Bruneau, Chief Solutions Officer at Squad.
“The French market is at a tipping point: organizations are reevaluating their detection infrastructure and expect behavioral analysis and AI to deliver operational results—not just promises. This transition is won on the ground: target architecture, migration of data and detection rules, and adoption by teams. With Squad, we have a partner whose SOC expertise and close ties to major French enterprises are turning our platform into tangible results.” ,” concludes Egon Kando, Vice President of Sales for Europe & UKI at Exabeam.
