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Cortex is the leading Internal Developer Portal built to accelerate your journey to engineering excellence. (@ycombinator W20)
👀 The video speaks for itself, but the blog has so much more! Check out the blog to learn what we have planned next. ⤵ cortex.io/post/announcin…
🛑 DevEx isn’t dead. But how we define it is changing. Happiness ≠ engineering success. The next era of DevEx is systems aware and outcome driven: ✔️ Velocity ✔️ Reliability ✔️ Security ✔️ Efficiency More impact, less friction. 🧠 Read more: devops.com/devex-is-at-a-…
Your focus changes as you scale. Startups prioritize speed. Enterprises may prioritize reliability or cost. Get full insights from Ganesh Datta @gsdatta of @GetCortexApp on #TechLeadJournal Ep 225. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/qXWutzecKZ4?si… Show Notes: techleadjournal.dev/episodes/225/
🎙️ New podcast: The CTO Playbook for Engineering Excellence Cortex CTO, Ganesh Datta, joined Tech Lead Journal to talk: ✅ Aligning eng with business ✅ Metrics as feedback ✅ Platform timing ✅ Culture through rituals 🎧 Listen: cortex.io/post/cto-playb…

🚨 New Feature: Cortex Metrics Explorer Want to know how your teams are really performing? 📊 Track delivery & incidents 🧠 Spot bottlenecks ⚡ Connect standards to outcomes No extra tools needed See how data drives engineering excellence: cortex.io
Dev productivity is speeding up but is it actually getting better? On @Enginearsio , Cortex CEO @anishdhar_ breaks down: ⚠️ AI ≠ ROI 📉 Where DORA falls short 🧠 Connecting behavior to biz value 🔁 The future of Eng Intelligence 🎧 cortex.io/post/redefinin…

🛑 IDPCON is not for you if: 📄 You love static docs 📚 You think golden paths = wiki pages 🙅♂️ You don’t believe in service ownership But if you’re building real platform power? 👉 idpcon.com

Everyone loves a good DIY story… but should you really build your own IDP? At #IDPCON, we’re digging into the tradeoffs of building, extending Backstage, or buying with stories from Canva, H&R Block, Blackstone & more. 🗓 Oct 9 | NYC → idpcon.com




🎉 New Feature Friday: Cortex Academy just leveled up. Our new Developer Onboarding course helps you build smoother onboarding workflows, apply what you learn, and get new hires up to speed fast. 🎓 Find it in Cortex Academy via your profile menu!
🧠 Building an IDP is easy. Getting devs to use it? That’s the hard part. At #IDPCON, Pragya Jaiswal from Paxos breaks down the real blockers to adoption and how to overcome them. 📍Oct 9, NYC 🎟️ idpcon.com

🧢 Platform engineers aren’t just building tools. They’re building products. At #PlatformCon2025, Cortex CTO Ganesh Datta shared how to think like a PM, drive adoption, and measure real impact. 🎥 Watch the full session: youtube.com/watch?v=l7ld_B… #PlatformEngineering #DevEx

🧭 New Feature Friday: The Engineering Homepage is here. A personalized view that surfaces: ✔️ Open PRs ✔️ On-call schedules ✔️ Workflows ✔️ Scorecard progress Built for devs, managers, and execs. 🔗 Try it at cortex.io
From running booths to owning strategy, Riley Durham has helped shape the voice of Cortex. Now she’s bringing that same energy to IDPCON, the only in-person event for Internal Developer Portals. Read her story: cortex.io/post/beyond-ev… 🎟️ Join us: idpcon.com

So… what’s IDPCON? The Met Gala for platform engineers (minus the gowns, plus golden paths). 🧰 Real tools 🧠 Talks from Canva, BofA, NBCU + more 💬 DevEx meets product 📍 NYC | Oct 9 🎟️ $199 tix → idpcon.com




We’re thrilled to welcome Ken Olofsen as Cortex’s new VP of Marketing! 💜 Ken’s led GTM at Atlassian, Semmle (GitHub), and Labelbox...and now he’s betting on Cortex. Why? Read his take → cortex.io/post/why-i-m-b… Join us → cortex.io/careers 🚀

Curious about IDPCON? Start here. 🧠 Talks from @blackstone, @canva, @HRBlock 💬 Roundtables with platform peers 🚀 Live demos of the latest IDP tooling Bonus: there might be a complimentary ticket code hiding in this blog 👀 👉 cortex.io/post/idpcon-101

✈️ 2955 miles. 2 countries. 4 cities. 5 customers. The Cortex Customer Roadshow is a wrap. Huge thanks to @canva , @Xero , @ROKT , Youi & Foodstuffs for welcoming us onsite. Workflows, scorecards, APIs - you’re driving us to build better. We’ll be back. 💜




💥 Engineering isn’t dead. It’s evolving. On The Product Manager pod, Anish Dhar breaks down why engineering excellence matters more than ever in the age of AI. AI can write code. It can’t align teams to outcomes. 🎧 Listen in → cortex.io/post/engineeri…

🚨 Last chance: Early bird for IDPCON ends tonight 🚨 $99 gets you in with 500+ platform engineers & DevEx leads talking: ⚙️ Golden paths 📐 Scorecards 🛠️ Standardization 🧭 Self-service that sticks 🎟️ Grab your ticket → idpcon.com Tomorrow = $199. Move fast.
