How Corelight Cut RFP Time from Weeks to Hours

At a Glance

Corelight aims to help organizations combat evolving cyber threats. Iris enhances this mission by streamlining RFPs and security questionnaires, reducing hours of manual work to minutes and allowing teams to focus on real security priorities.

About Corelight

Corelight is a top provider of open network detection and response (NDR) solutions, developed by the creators of Zeek®. Trusted by enterprises and government agencies, it offers deep network visibility that enhances threat hunting and incident response.
With deployments in critical infrastructure and Fortune 500 companies, Corelight equips security teams with exceptional insights into network activity.

Problem

Corelight’s team faced a growing volume of complex RFPs. Even straightforward ones took 60 to 90 hours to complete, pulling Sales Engineers and subject matter experts away from mission-critical security work. The manual approach wasn't scalable — and it slowed down deal momentum.

Solution

Corelight was spending excessive time responding to repetitive documentation requests like RFPs. Even seemingly straightforward proposals could take days to complete, pulling security teams away from high-impact initiatives and slowing down the sales cycle.

With Iris, turnaround times have improved dramatically. Instead of spending hours digging through old documents or chasing SMEs for input, the team now uploads an RFP and receives high-quality, source-cited responses in minutes — ready for rapid review and delivery. What used to take days now takes hours, without sacrificing accuracy, professionalism, or brand consistency.

Iris has also helped new Sales Engineers at Corelight ramp up faster. With an AI-driven, centralized knowledge base that evolves over time, SEs can quickly locate trusted content, respond with confidence, and contribute to RFP efforts early in their onboarding — strengthening the team and speeding up deal execution.

Benefits

Rapid, Accurate Response Generation
With Iris, Corelight turned around a 360-question RFP in just three hours — saving time while maintaining high standards of quality.

Centralized Institutional Knowledge
Iris eliminates the need for static Q&A repositories by learning from your latest work and generating tailored, context-aware responses — no manual upkeep required.

AI-Powered Consistency and Precision
Iris delivers smart, up-to-date answers that reflect the most current internal knowledge — improving consistency and reducing review cycles across every submission.