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Metrics and Analytics

30 minutes

Metrics and analytics are the lifeblood of DevOps. They provide the data-driven insights needed to optimize software delivery pipelines, improve efficiency, and enhance overall product quality.

Metrics

These metrics provide a foundation. The specific metrics you track will depend on your organization's goals and industry.

MetricFormulaDescription
Deployment Frequency# of deployments / time periodHow often code is deployed to production
Lead Time for ChangesTime from code commit to productionTime taken for code to move from development to production
Mean Time to Recover (MTTR)Downtime / # of failuresAverage time to restore a service after failure
Change Failure Rate# of failed deployments / # of total deploymentsPercentage of deployments resulting in failures
Cycle TimeTime from code commit to feature releaseTotal time spent on a piece of work
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)Time between failures / # of failuresAverage time between system failures
Defect Escape Rate# of defects found / # of total defectsPercentage of defects that reach production
Build Success Rate# of successful builds / # of total buildsPercentage of successful build processes
Test Case Execution TimeTotal test execution time / # of test casesAverage time taken to run a test case

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