7AI
INVESTIGATION CAPACITY CALCULATOR
Understanding the gap between alert volume and analyst capacity
Your Environment
Number of SOC Analysts
Full-time L1/L2 security analysts
Avg Investigation Time (minutes)
Industry average: 30-150 minutes
Daily Alert Volume
Alerts requiring investigation daily
Work Hours Per Year
40 hours/week × 50 weeks/year
Current State
With Human Analysts
10,000
Total annual capacity
(investigations/year)
5.5%
Alerts investigated
(10K of 182.5K)
92
Analysts needed
for 100% coverage
18+ years
Time to clear
alert backlog
The Gap: 94.5% of alerts uninvestigated
With 7AI
AI Agents + PLAID
Unlimited
Total annual capacity
(no constraints)
100%
Alerts investigated
(every single alert)
5
Analysts needed
(same team)
8 min
Avg investigation
(7.5× faster)
100% coverage at 7.5× speed with same team