I think one thing that doesn't get covered enough is SOC 2's value in providing additional data for vendor security reviews. That poor CISO that have to work on SOC 2 is probably tasked with reviewing new vendors on a regular basis as well. Sure there are security white papers and pentests (which can come from dubious sources), a SOC 2 report at least serves as a fairly independent assessment of a company's security maturity. Most people don't fully understand the amount of vendors required for a company to operate (take every department you can think of and assume each will have at least 3-5 vendors per quarter).