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How to Scale and Standardize Observability Practices: Hear from Canva and Atlassian | Grafana

This panel discussion, featuring Jenna, Director of Engineering, Reliability Platforms at Canva and Andrew, Head of Engineering at Atlassian, explored the challenges and strategies of implementing standardization in large tech companies. Atlassian, known for its software development and collaboration tools, initially faced resistance to standardization but shifted as inefficiencies and compliance issues emerged. Canva, a graphic design platform, highlighted the balance between flexibility and standardization, using observability tools for accountability.

From "rebooting" to reliable and secure applications: Optimizing the customer experience

Not so long ago in my career, I remember when it was relatively acceptable for infrastructure or development teams to solve a problem by rebooting a server or just “turning things off and on again.” It didn’t matter what caused the problem or how long the reboot would fix things, provided they were fixed for now. Security teams were always held to a different standard.

Automation Everywhere: How the Role of the CIO is Morphing as Costs Tighten

Ah, another blog about the “evolving” role of the CIO. Buckle up, because we’re about to dive into the world of “transformation,” “digital” this and “innovation” that. But instead of fluffing up the usual jargon, let’s get real about what it takes for a CIO not just to survive but to excel as costs tighten and automation takes over.

10 Inventory Management KPIs for Effective Inventory Analysis

In today’s competitive business environment, effective inventory management can be the difference between success and failure. To ensure that inventory levels are optimized and resources are utilized efficiently, businesses rely on specific metrics called inventory KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). Through leveraging inventory management software and understanding these crucial KPIs, companies can drive better decision-making, reduce costs, and boost profitability.

Mobile app observability with OpenTelemetry, Embrace, and Grafana Cloud

We are excited to announce an expansion of our partnership with Embrace to bring mobile observability to our users using open standards like OpenTelemetry. We first worked with Embrace last year when they created a plugin for Grafana that gives mobile teams an easy way to visualize and analyze real-time mobile metrics directly in a Grafana dashboard.