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August 2024

Edit your Git-based Grafana dashboards locally

Learn how to to edit your Grafana dashboards locally, or as we like to think of it, "offline" editing. Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to get started with Grafana dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces. Our forever-free tier includes access to 10k metrics, 50GB logs, 50GB traces and more. We also have plans for every use case.

Catchpoint Enterprise data source for Grafana | Demo

This demo video walks you through the Catchpoint Enterprise data source plugin for Grafana. Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to get started with Grafana dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces. Our forever-free tier includes access to 10k metrics, 50GB logs, 50GB traces and more. We also have plans for every use case.

Visualize CockroachDB in Grafana: Introducing the CockroachDB Enterprise data source

We’re excited to announce the addition of CockroachDB as an Enterprise data source for Grafana. The data source, available now in private preview, enables secure and seamless access to the CockroachDB distributed SQL database, while leveraging Grafana’s powerful visualization capabilities.

Grafana 11.2 release: new updates for data sources, visualizations, transformations, and more

The Grafana 11.2 release ushers in a new wave of Grafana data sources, updates to visualizations and transformations, and more capabilities in Grafana Alerting as well as authorization and authentication. Plus, for those who are looking to move from on-premises to cloud, there is a new migration assistant for Grafana Cloud in public preview. Grafana 11.2: download now! For even more details about all the changes in this release, refer to the changelog or the What’s New documentation.

How to quickly gain operational insights using Grafana Cloud monitoring solutions

Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to start collecting and visualizing your telemetry data. With the fully managed, cloud-hosted platform, even novice observability practitioners can get up and running right away — and Grafana Cloud integrations are a big reason why. In this blog post, we’ll dive into the details of Grafana Cloud integrations, including what they are, the kinds of insights they provide, and how Grafana Alloy plays a role.

Grafana 11.2 Released! Here's the TL;DR | Grafana

Explore the latest updates in Grafana 11.2 in this quick overview video! Dive into new features and enhancements across Dashboards, Transformations, Alerting, and more. Discover improved data visualization controls, dynamic transformations, enhanced alert management, and streamlined data analysis capabilities. Whether you're managing AWS resources or refining OAuth integrations, Grafana 11.2 has something to offer. Don’t miss out on learning how these advancements can elevate your data visualization and monitoring strategies.

11.2 Grafana Cloud Migration Assistant in Public Preview (Demo) | Grafana

In this video, Mitch, the Director of Product Management at Grafana, introduces the Cloud Migration Assistant, available in public preview in Grafana 11.2. This tool simplifies the process of migrating dashboards and data sources from Grafana Open Source or Enterprise to Grafana Cloud. Mitch demonstrates how users can easily transfer their configurations with a point-and-click UI, generate a token for secure connection, and use Private Data Source Connect to access private data sources.

Grafana Canvas Standardized Tooltips and Improved Datalinks in 11.2 (Demo) | Grafana

In 11.2, we've made standardized tooltips and data links improvements in canvas visualizations. These improvements are generally available. Watch the walk-through from Adela on the DataViz Squad at Grafana Labs. Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to get started with Grafana dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces.

Introducing State Timeline Pagination in Grafana 11.2 | Grafana

In 11.2, the state timeline visualization now supports pagination. Previously, all the series in a state timeline were made to fit within the single window of the panel, which could make it hard to read. The Page size option lets you paginate the state timeline visualization to limit how many series are visible at once. This is useful when you have many series.

Centralized Alert History in Grafana; GA in 11.2 | Grafana

With the centralized alert history page, you can view a history of all alert events generated by your Grafana-managed alert rules from one centralized page. This helps you see patterns in your alerts over time, observe trends, make predictions, and even debug alerts that might be firing too often. Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to get started with Grafana dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces.

Gain actionable insights with real user monitoring: the latest features in Grafana Cloud Frontend Observability

One of the biggest challenges observability teams face today is gaining end-to-end visibility into their cloud native apps, including modern browser frontends. Without that visibility, you potentially open the door to bad end-user experiences that can hurt customer satisfaction, reduce search engine discoverability, and interfere with overall business goals. This is the exact challenge we address with Grafana Cloud Frontend Observability.

Multi-cloud monitoring made easy: monitor AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud services all in one app

Managing multi-cloud environments often means juggling different monitoring tools for each provider, leading to increased complexity and operational overhead. To solve for that, we’re excited to introduce Cloud Provider Observability — an application for monitoring AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud services, all in Grafana Cloud.

How to aggregate metrics but retain critical data: Introducing Exemptions in Adaptive Metrics

When you hear about Adaptive Metrics in Grafana Cloud, all signs point to how it’s a game changer. Adaptive Metrics, which aggregates unused and partially used metrics into lower cardinality versions, has delivered a 35% reduction in metrics costs on average for more than 1,200 organizations. Companies have also spoken candidly about the cost savings they gained from the feature.

Introducing Cloud Provider Observability in Grafana Cloud | Demo | Grafana Labs

Learn how multi-cloud monitoring just got easier with Cloud Provider Observability in Grafana Cloud. In this video, you'll get glimpse at how the new app can enhance your observability strategy for all your major cloud providers. Plus you'll get a quick walk-through of the app.

How to Reduce Metrics Costs with Grafana Cloud Adaptive Metrics | Grafana Labs

Grafana Cloud Adaptive Metrics has helped users save up to 70% on observability costs by automatically aggregating unused and partially used metrics. This video features a demo on Adaptive Metrics, where you’ll learn what we mean by “adaptive” — automating the process of recommending which metrics to drop while giving you the flexibility to determine any exemptions. This boils down to maintaining effective observability while reducing costs.

Grafana Cloud updates: new data visualization options, enhancements to Grafana Cloud k6, and more

We consistently roll out helpful updates and fun features in Grafana Cloud, our fully managed observability platform powered by the open source Grafana LGTM Stack (Loki for logs, Grafana for visualization, Tempo for traces, and Mimir for metrics). In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of the latest and greatest updates for Grafana Cloud this month. You can also read about all the features we add to Grafana Cloud in our What’s New in Grafana Cloud documentation.

New Grafana k6 features: TypeScript support, async APIs for browser, and more

About every two months, the Grafana k6 team releases a new version of the open source load testing tool to deliver new features and further enhance the user experience. In case you missed them, here’s a recap of recent k6 releases and some of the exciting updates they brought to our user base. Many of the features highlighted in this post relate to new web APIs that the community has been asking for, and that are widely used by JavaScript developers.

How to Query Span Events with TraceQL | Tempo Tutorial | Grafana Labs

Span events provide many benefits and can help you improve your distributed tracing game. In this video, the Grafana Tempo team goes over when to add span events to your traces. We will show you how to use TraceQL to query for span events to get useful information about your services to help you track down bugs and chase down bottlenecks faster. Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to get started with Grafana dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces.

Getting started with GitHub Data source plugin - Visualize your repos | Grafana

Learn step-by-step how to monitor and visualize your GitHub data by using the Grafana GitHub Data source plugin. It provides a lot of features such as query Commits, Pull Requests, Workflows, Vulnerabilities etc. Join Senior Developer Advocate Syed Usman Ahmad in this complete video tutorial and learn to use the GitHub plugin.

All about span events: what they are and how to query them

If you’re already familiar with distributed tracing, you know that spans are the building blocks of traces. But are you sleeping on what span events can do for you? First, you may need a wake-up call as to what a span event even is. While spans represent units of work or operation within a trace, a span event is a unique point in time during the span’s duration.

Getting Started with Grafana Plugin Development | Grafana Plugin Development

Learn how to get started creating Grafana plugins with this comprehensive guide that covers the tools you will need, the different types of plugins to choose from, the anatomy of a Grafana plugin, how to run your Grafana plugin in development mode, as well as outlines the next steps.

Why companies choose Adaptive Metrics and how they save time and (a lot of) money

Let’s cut to the chase: Managing metric volumes at scale is hard. In fact, when we asked the open source observability community about their biggest concerns in this year’s Grafana Labs Observability Survey, the top four responses — cost, complexity, cardinality, and signal-to-noise ratio — can all be tied back to exponential growth in telemetry data.

Observe deleted Kubernetes components in Grafana Cloud to boost troubleshooting and resource management

As a site reliability engineer, you need constant vigilance and a keen eye for detail if you want to manage your Kubernetes infrastructure effectively. As part of that effort, you need to see the historical data from your pods, nodes, and clusters — even after they’ve been deleted or recreated. Many SREs rely on kubectl for this, and while it’s indispensable for real-time Kubernetes management, it presents some significant challenges with historical data.

How to integrate Okta logs with Grafana Loki for enhanced SIEM capabilities

Identity providers (IdPs) such as Okta play a crucial role in enterprise environments by providing seamless authentication and authorization experiences for users accessing organizational resources. These interactions generate a massive volume of event logs, containing valuable information like user details, geographical locations, IP addresses, and more. These logs are essential for security teams, especially in operations, because they’re used to detect and respond to incidents effectively.

Prometheus data source update: Redefining our big tent philosophy

As we continue adding to our growing catalog of more than 100 plugins for Grafana, we have been focused on developing data sources for Grafana that are more purpose-built for the respective technologies. One example has been the recent update to our core Prometheus data source. We have deprecated AWS authentication from the original Prometheus data source, and we created a new dedicated Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus plugin that will specifically cater to the AWS use case.

How to Send Prometheus Metrics to Grafana Cloud Using Alloy | Ask the Experts | Grafana

"How do I push metrics using Grafana Alloy?" William Dumont from the Grafana Alloy team answers the question by showing you how to collect Prometheus metrics and forward them to Grafana Cloud using Grafana Alloy. This video is just a preview of what you can expect from our Ask the Experts booth at ObservabilityCON and GrafanaCON. The Grafanistas behind our solutions, features, and the LGTM Stack can provide answers to your toughest questions on the spot.

How to Send Grafana Alloy Logs to Grafana Loki | Ask the Experts | Grafana

In this video, Matt Durham, Sr. Software Engineer on the Grafana Alloy team, shows you how to send Grafana Alloy logs to Loki. Specifically, we address the question: "Is it possible to send data from one Grafana Alloy to another? Could anyone supply me with config examples of such interactions? If I send data from Grafana Alloy directly to Loki, it is working. If I send data from Grafana Alloy to another, and then to Loki, the second instance gives me an error.".

Grafana Alloy 1.3 release: Debug pipelines in real time

Grafana Alloy 1.3 is here! First introduced earlier this year, Alloy is our open source distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector. It has native pipelines for OpenTelemetry and Prometheus telemetry formats, and it uses the same components, code, and concepts that were previously introduced in Grafana Agent Flow. This new release introduces live debugging, enhancing debugging capabilities across key components, which are the building blocks of Alloy.

How to View Your Pyroscope Data in OSS and Grafana Cloud Profiles | Ask the Experts | Grafana Labs

"I have provisioned Pyroscope OSS. Everything seems fine. Is there a way to install Pyrocsope UI to get more enhanced views? Or is the UI part of Pyroscope Cloud?" To kick off our new "Ask the Experts" series, Ryan Perry, Co-founder of Pyroscope and Director of Engineering at Grafana Labs answers the question by showing you how to view your Pyroscope data in both OSS and Pyroscope Cloud. He also hints at some new UI features in the Pyroscope roadmap for OSS that we think you'll love.

How to View Your Pyroscope Data in OSS and Pyroscope Cloud | Ask the Experts | Grafana

"I have provisioned Pyroscope OSS. Everything seems fine. Is there a way to install Pyrocsope UI to get more enhanced views? Or is the UI part of Pyroscope Cloud?" To kick off our new "Ask the Experts" series, Ryan Perry, Co-founder of Pyroscope and Director of Engineering at Grafana Labs answers the question by showing you how to view your Pyroscope data in both OSS and Pyroscope Cloud. He also hints at some new UI features in the Pyroscope roadmap for OSS that we think you'll love.