Databricks pitches Lakewatch as a cheaper SIEM — but is it really?

Databricks has previewed Lakewatch, an open agentic SIEM built on its lakehouse architecture. Unlike traditional SIEMs that charge per data ingested, Lakewatch charges based on compute usage, which Databricks claims can reduce total cost of ownership by up to 80% while enabling retention of years of queryable security data. Show more