SIEM technology will be as relevant to software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud systems as it is to on-premises environments. Machine learning and behavioral analytics will become increasingly important, but they wont replace rules. AI-powered analytics that investigate and determine the root cause of existing anomalies will emerge in the marketplace and become essential tools for both full-scale and ad-hoc investigations. AI assistants will be introduced into the market to help analysts set up, configure and continuously maintain use cases within SIEM.”]