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Unlocking ROI with GitLab’s Faster Cycle Times and Better User Experience

Written by Michael Roberts
Published on April 4, 2025
Categories: DevOps | GitLab

Delivering high-quality software fast, without compromising on security or user experience can be a difficult goal to achieve. Toolchain sprawl, communication gaps, and disconnected DevOps processes slow delivery and drive up costs. As the most comprehensive enterprise DevSecOps platform, GitLab helps resolve these common issues. GitLab combines the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) into a single application so you can deliver everything from one place.

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How GitLab Accelerates Cycles

GitLab unifies development, security, and operations into a single platform. This eliminates the need for multiple tools, improving productivity and accelerating revenue delivery. It provides:

  • Faster Cycle Times: With fewer handoffs, integrated automation, and unified workflows, GitLab speeds up software delivery.
  • Improved Developer Productivity: Developers spend more time writing and improving code, thanks to reduced context switching and better visibility.
  • Reduced Integration and License Costs: Organizations save significantly on integration overhead and licensing fees due to managing fewer tools and vendors.
  • Better Collaboration: One seamless workflow allows development, security, and ops teams to work together more efficiently.

The value is clear: GitLab helps you deliver quality software, faster. According to a Forrester study, organizations using GitLab saw a 427% ROI on revenue-generating applications.  To add to this, their payback period averaged under six months.  That’s not just impressive, it’s transformative.

GitLab’s Features Drive Impact

GitLab’s all-in-one platform is loaded with features that eliminate silos and accelerate DevOps maturity.  Everything lives in one place from planning and source code management to CI/CD, security, and monitoring.  Speaking of its CI/CD abilities, users can easily automate builds, testing, and deployments with powerful, flexible pipelines.  GitLab’s customizable workflows allow teams to adapt without switching tools and its scalable infrastructure supports teams of any size.  Furthermore, GitLab has built-in security, allowing its users to shift security left. Static and dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST), container scanning, and license compliance checks allow users to eliminate threats early in the SDLC.  Users can also gain insights into how work flows through their teams and identify bottlenecks with GitLab’s value stream analytics.  These features enable better visibility and governance as well as a significantly improved developer experience. 

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AI-Driven Innovation in GitLab

GitLab doesn’t just streamline processes, it also augments developer intelligence.  Its growing suite of AI-assisted capabilities empowers every team member across the SDLC.  GitLab offers AI-powered code suggestions to accelerate development. Intelligent auto-completion and code generation tailored to your project can aid in delivering software faster.  Additionally, developers can get explanations of unfamiliar code through AI.  This cuts down deciphering time. AI in GitLab can also help create relevant test cases and provide quick summaries of complex issues.  Furthermore, it can introduce smart remediation suggestions, anomaly detection, and proactive insights into your pipeline health.  By helping teams spend less time on low-value tasks and more time on meaningful development, GitLab AI features contribute to both developer productivity and organizational efficiency.

Improving User Experience with GitLab

GitLab makes it simple to start seeing value, fast.  Whether you’re looking to gradually consolidate tools or fully embrace a unified platform, GitLab meets you where you are. Its modular adoption model means you can integrate GitLab into your existing toolchain and scale at your own pace.  With a short payback period, significant ROI, and a track record of empowering teams to build better software faster, GitLab is the smart investment for any organization ready to modernize its software delivery process.  If you want to improve user experience and unlock new efficient workflows, contact SPK to explore how we can help you consolidate your toolchain and accelerate your DevOps journey.

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