> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cortex.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cortex.io/solutions/readme.md).

# Solutions

Engineering teams using AI are shipping more code faster than ever, but speed without operational discipline creates compounding risk. 

The solutions on this page are organized around **DRIVE**, a framework developed by Cortex's founders for measuring and improving organizational engineering effectiveness across five pillars: **Delivery**, **Reliability**, **Initiatives**, **Vigilance**, and **Efficiency**. 

> [Learn more about DRIVE and why now is the time to put the right backpressure in place](/solutions/drive-framework.md) 

### D — DELIVERY 

***Are we shipping fast, and is it sustainable?***

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### R — RELIABILITY

***Are we delivering on our promises to customers?***

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>MOST POPULAR</td><td><strong>Production readiness</strong></td><td>Define what "ready for production" means and enforce it automatically. Set Scorecard gates for ownership, alerting, and observability so compliance, reliability, and consistency are built in before go-live.</td><td><a href="/pages/7FvWQMF0kTK7HGhlQfmo">/pages/7FvWQMF0kTK7HGhlQfmo</a></td><td><a href="/files/jIzoc82xs8bSsDFkV7gD">/files/jIzoc82xs8bSsDFkV7gD</a></td><td><a href="/pages/7FvWQMF0kTK7HGhlQfmo">/pages/7FvWQMF0kTK7HGhlQfmo</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><strong>Incident management and response</strong></td><td>Give engineers instant access to service owners, runbooks, and incident history when things go wrong. Reduce MTTA and MTTR by making context available in seconds, not minutes.</td><td><a href="/pages/i73g4LZQanoLj7XtSO18">/pages/i73g4LZQanoLj7XtSO18</a></td><td><a href="/files/3aXtJH04j3s36QzDXKV2">/files/3aXtJH04j3s36QzDXKV2</a></td><td><a href="/pages/i73g4LZQanoLj7XtSO18">/pages/i73g4LZQanoLj7XtSO18</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### I — INITIATIVES

***Are our most important eng investments making progress?***

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### V — VIGILANCE

***Is security risk accumulating?***

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### E — EFFICIENCY

***Are we spending time and money effectively?***

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td><strong>Unify governance and reduce sprawl</strong></td><td>Replace manual compliance tracking with automated Scorecards. Get a real-time view of which services meet your security, operational, and quality standards and surface gaps before the audit.</td><td><a href="/files/UJqSeDUz6PUtFSknJCDH">/files/UJqSeDUz6PUtFSknJCDH</a></td><td><a href="/pages/gyG3X4Ixzo4NGx2mBof1">/pages/gyG3X4Ixzo4NGx2mBof1</a></td><td><a href="/pages/gyG3X4Ixzo4NGx2mBof1">/pages/gyG3X4Ixzo4NGx2mBof1</a></td></tr><tr><td>COMING SOON</td><td><strong>Engineering cost and AI spend</strong></td><td>Track cloud spend and LLM token costs by service and team. Surface over-provisioned infrastructure, identify runway AI agent spend, and measure how much capacity is going toward innovations versus keeping the lights on.</td><td><a href="/files/Y4bumlaA8Byfn8z4ywpX">/files/Y4bumlaA8Byfn8z4ywpX</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Looking for hands-on courses for each area listed above? Check out the [Cortex Academy](https://academy.cortex.io/).
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