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Elastic

ElasticGPT internal knowledge assistant

Elastic reported 63 hours saved per employee annually with ElasticGPT

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Problem

Employees struggled to find current information across disconnected company systems. Unauthorized AI tools also created concerns about confidential data.

Approach

Elastic's IT team built and launched ElasticGPT on the Elasticsearch Platform. Employees used the generative AI assistant to retrieve company information and answer common internal questions.

Results

63 hoursannual time saved per employee, reported by ElasticCompany's own claim[1]
2 monthsreported investment payback periodCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

Elastic combined internal search with an approved AI application. Its reported time savings did not establish a corresponding reduction in staffing costs.

Categories

Innovation type
Process innovation
AI technology
Generative AI
Evidence
Company's own claim

Sources

  1. ElasticGPT built on Elastic
    Elastic15 May 2026Company publication

Source summaries

[1]Elastic15 May 2026

Elastic described its internally built employee knowledge assistant. It reported annual savings of 63 hours per employee and investment payback within 2 months.

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Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
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