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Naomi Lurie

Naomi Lurie

Naomi Lurie is Head of Product Marketing at Faros. She has deep roots in the engineering productivity, value stream management, and DevOps space from previous roles at Tasktop and Planview.

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AI Industry
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min
7/2/26

AI token cost management: Best practices for engineering teams

Learn five strategies to manage and reduce AI token costs in software development, from spend visibility to model routing to context engineering.
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AI
Leaders
Managers
Productivity
8
MIN READ
AI Industry
10
min
6/29/26

Claude Code analytics: What the data can and can't tell you

Claude Code analytics track usage, contribution, and cost. Learn the two ways to collect the data, where it stops, and how to connect it to engineering outcomes.
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AI
Coding
Leaders
Managers
Metrics
10
MIN READ
AI Industry
12
min
6/25/26

How to monitor Claude Code token usage

Track Claude Code token usage with built-in commands and community tools, learn what drives consumption up, and connect that spend to what your team shipped.
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Coding
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12
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Research
9
min
5/21/26

AI-generated code is creating a code review burden for senior engineers

AI-generated code looks clean but fails beneath the surface. See what the data says about AI code quality, review burden, and how to fix it at the source.
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AI
Coding
Developers
Managers
Context
9
MIN READ
AI Industry
30
min
4/28/26

How to measure engineering productivity in 2026

The industry's most in-depth guide to measuring engineering productivity: what to track, how to collect data, and how to turn metrics into business impact at scale.
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Productivity
Metrics
Developer Experience
DORA Metrics
Leaders
30
MIN READ
Research
6
min
4/27/26

AI is making engineers faster. So why is delivery slower?

AI tools speed up developers, but delivery feels slower. Here is what the data tells us about the gap between output and absorption.
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Metrics
Productivity
Leaders
Managers
6
MIN READ
Research
7
min
4/27/26

Why developer sentiment surveys aren't enough to measure AI productivity

Developer sentiment surveys track how engineers feel. But when AI coding tools cost real money and your CFO wants ROI, feelings aren't the answer. Here's what is.
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AI
Developer Experience
Leaders
Metrics
7
MIN READ
AI Industry
8
min
4/11/26

A software engineering metrics glossary for business and technical leaders

A practical software engineering glossary for the AI era: pull requests, PR size, merge rate, code churn, incident rate, and the DORA metrics engineering teams use to measure AI's impact on productivity and quality.
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Metrics
Productivity
AI
DORA Metrics
8
MIN READ
AI Industry
7
min
1/2/26

Best Engineering Intelligence Platform for DORA Metrics: 2026 Selection Guide

Evaluating DORA metrics platforms? Learn why Faros is the best engineering intelligence platform for enterprises tracking all 5 metrics at scale. Includes 2025 DORA benchmark distributions, selection criteria comparison table, and what changed with rework rate and failed deployment recovery time.
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7
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AI Industry
9
min
11/25/25

Are AI coding assistants really saving time, money and effort?

Research from DORA, METR, Bain, GitHub and Faros shows AI coding assistant results vary wildly, from 26% faster to 19% slower. We break down what the industry data actually says about saving time, money, and effort, and why some organizations see ROI while others do not.
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Productivity
AI
Leaders
9
MIN READ
Company
3
min
10/8/25

Faros Maintains SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR Certifications

Renewed certifications demonstrate Faros's continued commitment to keeping customer data safe.
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Faros Announcements
3
MIN READ
AI Industry
13
min
9/25/25

Key Takeaways from the DORA Report 2025: How AI is Reshaping Software Development Metrics and Team Performance

New DORA data shows AI amplifies team dysfunction as often as capability. Key action: measure productivity by actual collaboration units, not tool groupings. Seven team types need different AI strategies. Learn diagnostic framework to prevent wasted AI investments across organizations.
Key takeaways from the DORA Report 2025
AI
Developer Experience
Productivity
Popular
DORA Metrics
13
MIN READ
AI Industry
7
min
9/23/25

GitHub Copilot vs Amazon Q: Real Enterprise Bakeoff Results

GitHub Copilot vs Amazon Q enterprise showdown: Copilot delivered 2x adoption, 10h/week savings vs 7h/week, and 12% higher satisfaction. The only head-to-head comparison with real enterprise data.
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Productivity
AI
Popular
7
MIN READ
AI Industry
5
min
9/19/25

What Atlassian's $1B DX Acquisition Really Means for Your Developer Productivity Strategy

Atlassian's $1B DX acquisition validates developer productivity measurement but creates vendor lock-in risks. Why enterprises need independent platforms.
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Developer Experience
Productivity
Popular
5
MIN READ
AI Industry
12
min
9/17/25

How to scale AI coding assistants across an enterprise

How to scale AI coding assistants from pilot to thousands of engineers: a proven Launch-Learn-Run framework, real telemetry from 10,000+ developers, and a 90-day plan.
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AI
Leaders
Popular
Productivity
Platform Engineering
12
MIN READ
AI Industry
12
min
9/11/25

Engineering Leadership Framework: Vision, Strategy & Execution Guide

Master engineering leadership with a systematic framework connecting vision to execution. Includes resource allocation models, OKR implementation & success metrics.
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Leaders
Productivity
12
MIN READ
AI Industry
8
min
9/10/25

MTTR Meaning: Beyond Misleading Averages

Learn the true MTTR meaning and why average metrics mislead engineering teams. Transform MTTR from vanity metric to strategic reliability asset with segmentation and percentiles.
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Productivity
DORA Metrics
8
MIN READ
Product
4
min
7/31/25

Faros Hubble Release: Measure, Unblock, and Accelerate AI Engineering Impact

Explore the Faros Hubble release, featuring GAINS™, documentation insights, and a 100x faster event processing engine, built to turn AI engineering potential into measurable outcomes.
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AI
Faros Announcements
Productivity
4
MIN READ
Research
5
min
7/28/25

Lab vs. Reality: What METR's Study Can’t Tell You About AI Productivity in the Wild

METR's study found AI tooling slowed developers down. We found something more consequential: Developers are completing a lot more tasks with AI, but organizations aren't delivering any faster.
A chart from the AI Productivity Paradox Report 2025 showing that AI boosts output, but human review becomes the bottleneck
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Productivity
Popular
5
MIN READ
Company
4
min
5/20/25

Faros Powers the Future of AI-Driven Engineering Excellence with Microsoft Azure

Supercharging the AI transformation with data-driven insights and orchestration built for the enterprise SDLC. Fully integrated with Microsoft and GitHub products, available on the Marketplace with MACC.
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AI
Productivity
Developer Experience
Platform Engineering
4
MIN READ
Product
9
min
4/30/25

Faros Gödel Release: Insights that Empower Engineering Managers

The Faros Gödel Release represents a breakthrough in how engineering leaders understand, guide, and empower their teams.
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Faros Announcements
Managers
9
MIN READ
Company
2
min
2/19/25

Faros Partners with Microsoft to Unleash AI-Powered Engineering Efficiency on Microsoft Azure

Now available in Azure Marketplace for procurement with Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC), Faros empowers enterprises to optimize engineering with AI
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AI
Faros Announcements
Productivity
2
MIN READ
Product
4
min
1/31/25

Faros Franklin Release: Superior Data Exploration and Visualization

Faros announces enhancements for engineering data exploration and building custom engineering productivity charts and dashboards
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AI
Faros Announcements
Productivity
4
MIN READ
Company
3
min
12/11/24

Globant and Faros Announce Partnership to Drive Faster and More Efficient Agentic AI-Based Projects

Through its collaboration with Faros, Globant will introduce an innovative method for measuring and extracting insights about its team performance and impact on business results, particularly within the software development life cycle.
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AI
Faros Announcements
Productivity
3
MIN READ
Product
10
min
10/31/24

Faros Einstein Release: Super-Intelligence for AI Copilot Adoption

Faros announces the most intelligent solution for boosting GitHub Copilot adoption and optimizing the return on investment.
AI
Productivity
Developer Experience
Platform Engineering
10
MIN READ
AI Industry
4
min
10/22/24

How to Increase GitHub Copilot Adoption and Usage — Best Practices

Strategies to increase GitHub Copilot adoption to turn usage into impact.
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Developer Experience
AI
Leaders
Platform Engineering
4
MIN READ
AI Industry
5
min
10/22/24

GitHub Copilot Best Practices for Optimizing Impact

Maximize your return with a complete guide to GitHub Copilot best practices.
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Developer Experience
AI
Leaders
Platform Engineering
5
MIN READ
Product
15
min
7/31/24

Faros Doppler Release: ROI and Value Signals

Tech organizations can now interpret value and ROI signals across engineering operations to improve resource allocation and navigate the adoption of AI coding assistants.
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AI
Faros Announcements
Productivity
Leaders
15
MIN READ
AI Industry
12
min
7/8/24

Top 10 Questions Engineering Leaders Are Asking in 2024

Midway through the year, we surveyed 85 technology leaders about the questions they wish their engineering data could answer. Three themes emerged.
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AI
Leaders
Productivity
12
MIN READ
Product
15
min
4/29/24

Faros Curie Release: AI for Engineering Leaders

Half the improvement battle is diagnosing engineering challenges correctly. Lighthouse AI now diagnoses them for you and recommends solutions.
Blog banner image for the Faros Curie Release shows a woman's hands (Madame Curie) holding a radiating test tube with neon green substance. Above are two AI-generated insights: (Green icon) PR Cycle Time for GTS is 20% faster due to efficient code reviews and higher test coverage; (Red icon) MTTR for EMCS is 40% longer due to multiple concurrent incidents, each requiring several deployments to resolve.
AI
Leaders
15
MIN READ
AI Industry
6
min
3/13/24

Team can’t prioritize without you? Check these 3 things about your leadership style

If teams struggle to weigh the tradeoffs without your involvement, it may be a reflection of the systems you’ve put in place as a leader.
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Leaders
Managers
6
MIN READ
AI Industry
5
min
2/21/24

3 Practical Tips for More Precise Engineering Estimations

Three ways to improve how you scope, estimate, and communicate your R&D commitments.
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Managers
5
MIN READ
Product
10
min
1/25/24

Faros Bohr Release: Supercharging our Data Platform

The leading data platform for software engineering organizations and the AI transformation takes a quantum leap.
Faros Announcements
10
MIN READ
AI Industry
5
min
11/21/23

How to Get Approval for AI Tools Outside the Normal Budgeting Cycles

AI vendors aren't waiting for our normal annual budgeting cycles, nor should you. Be an effective champion with this guide on how to build a business case for unplanned spending.
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AI
Leaders
5
MIN READ
AI Industry
10
min
11/17/23

6 Urgent Reasons to Replace Internal Metrics with a Unified Data Platform

The costs of continuing down an internal build path are high, while the risks of inaction are rising. The AI revolution signals it's time to take a fresh look at adopting an integrated data platform.
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Platform Engineering
10
MIN READ
Company
4
min
9/5/23

Faros Renews SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR Certifications

New and renewed certifications demonstrate Faros's continued commitment to keeping customer data safe.
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Faros Announcements
4
MIN READ
AI Industry
15
min
8/16/23

Getting Started with Developer Productivity: Four Engineering Leaders Share Their Advice

Seasoned pros share tips on getting the timing right, harnessing the insights, avoiding "big brother", and whether to build or buy — or perhaps both...?
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Leaders
Productivity
15
MIN READ
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