Data-driven DevSecOps: Exploring GitLab Insights Dashboards

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This post details how to leverage GitLab Insights Dashboards for data-driven DevSecOps. It explains the various analytics tools available within GitLab (Productivity Analytics, Code Review Analytics, CI/CD Analytics, Value Stream Analytics, Insights) and emphasizes the role of Labels in filtering and focusing metrics. It provides a step-by-step guide on configuring Insights Dashboards using `.gitlab/insights.yml` files for both projects and groups, and offers detailed examples of customizing merge request insights to track squad productivity and requirement types. The post also includes hints on automating label application and provides sample YAML configurations for different dashboard views.