How much does it cost to build a 24x7 SOC?

# Executive summary This blog post outlines how to plan and budget for a 24×7 Security Operations Center (SOC), describing four maturity profiles (basic, intermediate, advanced, learning), minimum staffing assumptions (roughly a 12-person rotation), technology and tooling considerations, and sample cost estimates for a ~5,000-employee organization; it advises using a risk framework (e.g., NIST CSF) to choose the right level of SOC capability or to decide whether outsourcing to an MDR provider is appropriate.