SIEMs are one of the most important but also one of the most expensive security tools employed today. However, with the advent of high-performance cloud-based databases and low-cost storage, organizations — including Gigamon — are using these technologies to develop SIEM capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional SIEMs. In this session, we will highlight the potential financial and operational benefits of this approach and examine key issues when designing and deploying a security data lake.