# Guides

<h2 align="center">Cortex Guides</h2>

<p align="center">While the <a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/RD51qiGImxmmq8NjALb1/s/JW7pYRxS4dHS3Hv6wxve/">Cortex docs</a> get you up and running and the <a href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/RD51qiGImxmmq8NjALb1/s/7F1UMLUuX7dkA693DijO/">Solutions</a> pages walk you through solving larger-scale use cases, the <strong>Cortex Guides</strong> provide quick examples for using specific features.</p>

<p align="center">Browse the topics below for guides on using Cortex features to complete specific tasks.</p>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f916">🤖</span> <br><strong>AI Excellence</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="ai-excellence">ai-excellence</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2705">✅</span> <br><strong>Production Readiness</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="production-readiness">production-readiness</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="23f0">⏰</span> <br><strong>Incident Management</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="incident-mgmt">incident-mgmt</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f680">🚀</span> <br><strong>Migrations and Modernization</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="migrations-and-modernization">migrations-and-modernization</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f464">👤</span> <br><strong>Dev Onboarding</strong></td><td>Join our community</td><td><a href="dev-onboarding">dev-onboarding</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4b9">💹</span> <br><strong>Dora Metrics</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="dora">dora</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f513">🔓</span> <br><strong>Security</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="security">security</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span> <br><strong>Operational Readiness</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="operational-readiness">operational-readiness</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2696">⚖️</span><br><strong>Compliance</strong></td><td></td><td><a href="compliance">compliance</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

You can also view guides organized by Cortex product area:

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4cb">📋</span> <br><strong>Scorecards</strong> </td><td><a href="product-areas/scorecards">scorecards</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2699">⚙️</span> <br><strong>Workflows</strong> </td><td><a href="product-areas/workflows">workflows</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c8">📈</span> <br><strong>Eng Intelligence</strong></td><td><a href="product-areas/eng-intelligence">eng-intelligence</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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