## :dart: Strategic Initiative: Analytics & Data Exploration Platform This is the master planning epic for organizing all dashboard and data exploration work across GitLab. It serves as the central coordination point for multiple strategic initiatives spanning custom dashboards, data analyst agents, product analytics, and platform infrastructure. ### :bar_chart: Vision Enable GitLab users to explore, visualize, and analyze their data through: - **Data Insights Platform**: Scalable infrastructure for event ingestion and processing - **Custom Dashboards**: Flexible, user-created dashboards with drag-and-drop panels - **Data Analyst Agent**: AI-powered natural language queries via GLQL - **Prebuilt analytics dashboards**: Pre-built dashboards for various high value engineering use cases * Migration of existing VSA, DORA, Duo & SDLC trends, and net new SEI dashboard ### :construction_site: Strategic Epics (Child Epics) This epic contains the following strategic initiatives: 1. **Custom Dashboards Foundation** - Core dashboard building blocks and APIs 2. **Data Analyst Agent (Foundational)** - AI-powered data exploration via Duo 3. **Prebuilt analytics dashboard** - Pre-built analytics dashboards and metrics 4. **Analytics Platform Infrastructure** - NATS, Siphon, & ClickHouse ### :chart_with_upwards_trend: Key Metrics & Success Criteria - **Adoption**: % of users creating custom dashboards - **Agent Usage**: Data Analyst Agent queries per day - **Performance**: Query latency (p95 \< 5s), dashboard load time \< 2s - **Reliability**: Platform uptime \> 99.9%, data accuracy \> 99.99% - **Scalability**: Support 1M+ events/day, 10K+ concurrent users ### :arrows_counterclockwise: Release Timeline - **18.9 (Feb 2026)**: Data Analyst Agent GA, Custom Dashboard enhancements - **18.8 (Jan 2026)**: Agent beta features, dashboard improvements - **18.7 (Dec 2025)**: Foundation work, API endpoints - **18.6 (Nov 2025)**: Core features, infrastructure ### :clipboard: Tracking & Coordination This epic serves as the master dashboard for: - Tracking progress across all child epics - Identifying blockers and dependencies - Coordinating cross-team efforts - Communicating status to stakeholders **Related Planning Issues:** - 18.7 Platform Insights Planning issue - 18.6 Platform Insights Planning issue - Triage reports (weekly) - Feature flag status tracking ### :mortar_board: Documentation & Resources - [GLQL Documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/analytics/glql/) - [Custom Dashboards Guide](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/analytics/dashboards/) - [Data Analyst Agent](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/analytics/data_analyst_agent.html) - [Analytics Platform Architecture](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/analytics_platform/) ### :handshake: Team Coordination **Stakeholders:** - Product: Analytics & Insights team - Engineering: Backend, Frontend, Infrastructure - Design: UX/UI for dashboards and agent - Documentation: Technical writing for features **Key Contacts:** - Epic Owner: Analytics & Insights PM - Technical Lead: Platform Insights Engineering Lead - Design Lead: Analytics UX Designer ### :pushpin: Notes - This epic is intentionally broad to capture the full scope of analytics work - Child epics should be more focused on specific features or domains - Use this epic for quarterly planning and roadmap communication - Update status monthly or when major milestones are reached