Whereas a Security Operations Centre (SOC) focuses on threat detection, security and the integrity of data, the key objective of a Network Operations Centre (NOC) is to ensure ongoing network availability, and high performance of all linked services.
That said, there is often crossover between a NOC and a SOC, particularly when it comes to incident management, firewall monitoring, intrusion prevention and performance reporting. On this basis, if you’re looking to outsource both network and security management, it can be beneficial to do so with a provider that offers seamless collaboration between the two.