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A few of the big things we shipped this year for OpsLevel customers.

The DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics have been a transformative framework for engineering organizations. Based on the pioneering research presented in Accelerate, these four key metrics—deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery (MTTR)—offer a quantifiable glimpse into the performance and health of software delivery processes. They have become synonymous with DevOps excellence, helping teams understand and optimize their delivery pipelines. But here’s the truth: while DORA metrics are a fantastic starting point, they’re far from the full story. If you rely solely on DORA metrics to assess your team’s productivity and success, you’re missing critical nuances that make or break your organization’s engineering effectiveness. This article will explore why DORA metrics alone aren’t enough and what you should consider instead.

Internal Developer Portals (IDPs) have become essential for engineering teams striving to deliver high-quality software quickly and efficiently. While Backstage, the open-source framework to build an IDP, from Spotify, is a popular choice for organizations building their own developer portals, it often comes with hidden costs and challenges that aren’t immediately apparent. At OpsLevel, we’ve experienced these pain points firsthand—and we’ve built a solution that lets teams focus on value instead of maintenance.