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New in Grafana 10: Securely monitor and query network-secured data sources from Grafana Cloud

Grafana is designed to visualize data in beautiful dashboards, no matter where the information lives. However, if you are considering the hosted Grafana Cloud observability stack for visualizing your data, you might run into a roadblock: network security. The problem is that some data sources, like MySQL databases or Elasticsearch clusters, are hosted within private networks.

Querying InfluxDB 3.0 Using JDBC Driver for Tableau

InfluxDB 3.0 now offers support for connecting Tableau to InfluxDB 3.0 to query data for visualization using the Apache Arrow Flight SQL JDBC driver (Flight SQL driver). In this blog post, we will explore the capabilities and benefits of this integration and provide some instructions on how to connect them.

Leading oil and gas company saves $100,000 on downtime in a year with Applications Manager

With operations in more than 70 countries, this energy company is one of the leading oil and gas companies in the world. It is involved in every stage of the oil and gas value chain, from exploration and production to refining and marketing. The company is committed to transitioning to a low-carbon energy future and is investing heavily in renewable energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations. It has set ambitious targets to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050.
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Top 12 Microsoft 365 Metrics

Essential metrics for monitoring M365 environments When it comes to managing your Microsoft 365 environment, monitoring metrics are essential to ensure the health and performance of your systems. With so many different metrics to track, it can be challenging to know where to begin. In this post, we will discuss the top 12 Microsoft 365 monitoring metrics that every expert should be tracking.

Dashboard Fridays: Fantasy Premier League Football Dashboard with Web API

This Fantasy Football dashboard shows the Cash League (league with cash prizes) and Tim's performance in it, so he can always see where he is in relation to first place. Tim decided it was time to put SquaredUp to work on his personal passion and build a dashboard that allows him to consume the information at a glance. All the data is pulled from the FPL Web API and includes monitoring to get the colors to show whether he's doing well or not.

The generative AI societal shift

Once upon a time, not so long ago, the world was a different place. The idea of a "smartphone" was still a novelty, and the mobile phone was primarily a tool for making calls and, perhaps, sending the occasional text message. Yes, we had "smart" phones, but they were simpler, mostly geared toward business users and mostly used for, well, phone stuff. Web browsing? It was there, but light, not something you'd do for hours.