Elastic received the 2025 Google Cloud DORA Award for Architecting for the Future with AI. The award recognizes advancements in software delivery and operational performance using DORA principles and Google Cloud. Elastic employed a data-driven DevOps approach guided by the DORA framework to improve software delivery velocity, reliability, and quality. This success reflects improvements in Elastic's processes benefiting customers. The award also acknowledges Elastic's work integrating AI into new architectures alongside Google Cloud. DORA research highlights AI's transformative impact on software development, with widespread adoption among technologists. Transparency in AI strategy and governance increases AI tool utilization, according to DORA findings. AI can positively affect developer well-being, but organizations must consider its impact on perceived value of development work. Elastic views AI as a strategic enabler of efficiency, innovation, and improved operations. The blog post includes disclaimers regarding future features and the use of third-party AI tools.