2024 DORA Report – Effective Uses of Platform Engineering and AI in DevOps

The 2024 DORA report, recently published by Google, reveals that while AI is leading to moderate productivity gains, it also seems to be slowing software delivery. The global survey indicates 76% of software development professionals rely on AI daily, but issues like a 1.5% decrease in delivery throughput and a 7.2% drop in delivery stability are raising concerns. While AI improves code review speed and documentation quality, the trust in AI-generated code remains low, with 39% of respondents expressing skepticism. These challenges, however, don’t suggest abandoning AI but rather call for a more thoughtful integration, especially in tandem with platform engineerinODe