Security teams have more tools than ever.

As new categories emerge and stacks expand, CISOs are asking:

• Which tools do I actually need – and which are just hype?
• How can I reduce tools without reducing coverage?
• Do I have overlapping capabilities I can eliminate?

The industry’s answer: Consolidation. Which locked CISOs into rigid stacks.

Today, most CISOs prefer best-of-breed stacks – but disparate tools produce noise instead of insights.

There’s a third way.

Gartner’s Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA) connects your existing tools – no rip-and-replace, no vendor lock-in – giving you the unified context of a platform atop your best-of-breed tools .

The Cybersecurity Consolidation Playbook shows you exactly how:

• Why consolidation keeps failing – The fundamental flaws in platforms, SIEM centralization, and managed services
• The two critical gaps – How fragmentation creates capability overlap and cross-domain blindspots
• The CSMA solution – How a unified intelligence layer transforms fragmented tools into an integrated security fabric
• What you can rationalize – Hot or hype? Specific opportunities across detection, CAASM, CTEM, identity security, and cloud security
• Your implementation roadmap – From assessment through proof of value, rationalization, and continuous optimization

Download the Complete Cybersecurity Consolidation Playbook.