Mean Time to Respond drops because the investigative steps that previously took an analyst 30 to 90 minutes are completed by the AI agent in seconds. The agent correlates data, identifies root cause, determines blast radius, and either takes action or presents a complete investigation to the analyst for approval.

The reduction is substantial. Case studies show organizations going from 3+ hours of mean investigation time down to 10 minutes or less. The AI handles enrichment, correlation, and context assembly, which are the steps that consume the most analyst time in traditional SOCs.

Real-world example: Accton, an enterprise networking company, achieved a 94% reduction in mean time to investigate (MTTI), going from 3 hours down to 10 minutes after deploying an AI SOC platform.