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Turn Data into Insight with Cortex’s New Engineering Intelligence Tools

In fast-moving, complex engineering organizations, data is everywhere, but turning it into insight (let alone action) is a whole different challenge. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Cortex Engineering Intelligence: a powerful new set of tools built right into your Internal Developer Portal that helps you go from data → decisions → action without ever leaving Cortex.

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Cortex | May 28, 2025

Turn Data into Insight with Cortex’s New Engineering Intelligence Tools

Out-of-the-box dashboards: Instant insight, no setup required

New: Velocity Dashboard

Our first turnkey dashboard gives you a real-time pulse on engineering health. 

  • Break down cycle time into coding, first review, approval, and merge stages

  • Spot bottlenecks by team, repo, or author

  • Track how PR size impacts delivery speed

  • See the split between feature vs. maintenance work

  • Visualize incident trends to stay on top of reliability goals

Every chart is interactive: click any bar or data point to drill down into the underlying PRs, commits, or incidents.

And we’re just getting started; more dashboards are already on the way! 

Custom reporting with Metrics Explorer

New: Metrics Explorer 

Need to dig deeper or compare specific teams? The Metrics Explorer gives you powerful, flexible reporting to slice and dice data in a way that makes sense for your organization. 

  • Choose from key metrics like cycle time, deploy frequency, and more

  • Slice by team, author, or repo,  filter and group in any combination

  • Select your aggregation (avg, p95, median, etc.) with built-in definitions

  • Adjust date ranges and time granularity (daily, weekly, monthly)

  • Drill into any data point to view the raw activity behind it

Whether you’re tracking progress over time or validating a hypothesis about your largest repo, Metrics Explorer puts the data at your fingertips. 

Why Engineering Intelligence Belongs in Your IDP

Traditional BI tools live outside the developer workflow. Cortex brings Engineering Intelligence into the tools engineers already use, where it can drive real change.

  • Data is always accessible alongside your code, docs, and workflows

  • Insights are instantly actionable: turn any insight into a Scorecard, Initiative, or Workflow

  • Teams stay aligned with shared metrics and benchmarks

  • Your DevEx or Engineering Excellence programs get a single source of truth to launch from

See It in Action

If you’re a current customer, check out the docs to get started or contact your Customer Success Manager if you’d like some support. 

We’ll be showcasing Engineering Intelligence during our upcoming Summer Scoop Launch Party on May 29th. Sign up to see a live demo and all the other new features we’re rolling out.

If you’d like to learn more about Cortex Engineering Intelligence, schedule a demo today and leave a comment with what you’d like to better understand about your engineering ecosystem with Eng Intel.

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