SOAR Is Dead, Long Live SOAR

Executive summary: Gartner labeled SOAR as "obsolete before plateau," provoking debate among vendors and analysts; the article argues that SOAR capabilities (integration, visibility, and automated response) are increasingly subsumed by SIEM, XDR, and other platforms due to vendor consolidation, better native automation, and the rise of AI, while standalone SOAR remains valuable for some organizations but must evolve to integrate more broadly.