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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 6h

New to Grafana Alloy? 🔧 Learn to collect, process & export telemetry data in our Alloy for Beginners series! 💡

🎥 Start with Episode 1 and kick off your observability journey → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWWI0WONPVE

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 8h

We’ve joined Google Cloud’s Gemini CLI ecosystem!

The new Grafana extension brings observability to your terminal — monitor, explore, and stay in flow.

Learn more: https://blog.google/technology/developers/gemini-cli-extensions/

Now open for building: Introducing Gemini CLI extensions

Make Gemini CLI uniquely yours by connecting it to your everyday workflows and the tools you use most.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 1d

#AI-powered observability updates from #ObservabilityCON:

🔹 GA of Grafana Assistant: an agent that helps you investigate & troubleshoot faster using natural language

🔹Assistant Investigations (public preview): an autonomous agent for incident response

Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 4d

📊 Ready to build better Grafana dashboards?

Join us Oct 16 to learn the essentials of Grafana dashboard design — from context & style to storytelling & improvements.

https://grafana.com/go/webinar/getting-started-with-grafana-dashboard-design/?mdm=social&src=bs

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 5d

👏 Our Adaptive Telemetry suite is evolving, with Adaptive Traces now GA & Adaptive Profiles in private preview!

Extend the benefits of the adaptive model across all core pillars of your observability strategy, to ensure every piece of telemetry you store is truly worth the investment.

Maximize data value and cut costs: Adaptive Telemetry for metrics, logs, traces, and profiles in Grafana Cloud | Grafana Labs

With Adaptive Traces now generally available and Adaptive Profiles in private preview, the Adaptive Telemetry suite in Grafana Cloud extends across your end-to-end observability stack, reducing both n...

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 6d

“We’re kind of allergic to hype.” — Raj Dutt, CEO of Grafana Labs

The #ObservabilityCON keynote is live on demand.

See the announcements across:

🤖 Actually useful AI
☁️ SaaS economics reimagined
🔍 Complexity simplified

https://www.youtube.com/live/MJXpfFgFCjg?si=2T8e8i7_SpBXqQUl

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! We're working on updating the keynote information to make it ready for on-demand. Those will be updated soon as well!

Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 7d

📣 At #ObservabilityCON 2025, we announced updates that make observability smarter, scalable, and easier for every team — including Grafana Assistant GA, new additions to the Adaptive Telemetry, & more.

Read more:
https://grafana.com/blog/2025/10/08/observabilitycon-2025-announcements/

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 7d

Today's the day!

#ObservabilityCON 2025 keynote starts at 10:00 am BST / 9:00 am UTC.

Join the livestream and be among the first to learn about new AI features and Grafana Cloud solutions.
https://youtube.com/live/MJXpfFgFCjg?feature=share

ObservabilityCON 2025 Keynote

YouTube video by Grafana

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 8d

What's coming up in the next chapter of #observability?

We recently surveyed 150 IT leaders to get their insights on unified platforms, tool consolidation, SLOs, AI, and tying observability to business value.

The observability maturity curve: How IT leaders are shifting from tools to outcomes | Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs recently surveyed 150 IT leaders to get their insights on unified platforms, tool consolidation, SLOs, AI, and tying observability to business value.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 10d

Unsure whether to silence a notification or simply mute it temporarily?

Use this guide for a high-level understanding of both options in #Grafana Alerting.

Mute timing vs. silences in Grafana Alerting: How to pick the best fit for your use case | Grafana Labs

Unsure whether to silence a notification or simply mute it temporarily? Use this guide for a high-level understanding of both options in Grafana Alerting.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 11d

Learn how to use Grafana Cloud and the Infinity data source to visualize live #JSON data from #CheerLights, the popular IoT project fueling a global network of synchronized light installations.

Lighting up your dashboards: How to visualize the CheerLights IoT project in Grafana Cloud | Grafana Labs

Learn how to use Grafana Cloud and the Infinity data source to visualize live JSON data from the CheerLights IoT project.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 11d

Unsure whether to silence a notification or simply mute it temporarily?

Use this guide for a high-level understanding of both options in #Grafana Alerting. grafana.com/blog/2025/09...

Mute timing vs. silences in Grafana Alerting: How to pick the best fit for your use case | Grafana Labs

Unsure whether to silence a notification or simply mute it temporarily? Use this guide for a high-level understanding of both options in Grafana Alerting.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 12d

Can't make it to #ObservabilityCON 2025? Join us from anywhere in the world 🌍

Sign up to join us for the opening keynote, livestreaming straight from London, or to receive the recording: https://grafana.com/events/observabilitycon/#:~:text=at%20your%20organization.-,Can%E2%80%99t,-make%20it%20to

Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 12d

Call it “The Dashboard of a Showgirl” 🎶

4 Swifties with varying levels of engineering expertise used Grafana Assistant to build a #TaylorSwift dashboard that will never go out of style.

✨ Enchanted ✨ to share the dashboard and the story behind it.

Taylor Swift (Grafana’s Version): How to track and visualize data related to pop’s biggest superstar | Grafana Labs

In celebration of The Life of a Showgirl, a team of Grafanistas used Grafana Assistant to build a dazzling dashboard that lets you visualize the eras and career milestones of the one and only Taylor S...

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 13d

Grafana Cloud is a fully managed #observability platform built on #OpenSource and open standards.

When every second counts, it unifies 150+ data sources and uses #AI-powered guidance to spotlight what matters — helping teams find what matters fast.

Learn more: https://grafana.com/products/cloud/

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 14d

Taylor's in her Showgirl era — and this week, so is Grafana ✨

Using Grafana Assistant, we built a Taylor Swift dashboard — and it tells Taylor's musical story all too well.

Full dashboard reveal coming this Friday!

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 14d

The 4th annual Observability Survey is live!

Share your (anonymous) input on tooling, AI, cost & complexity in <10 mins for a chance to win #Grafana swag 🎁

Take the survey: https://grafana.com/observability-survey/?camp=survey-2025&mdm=social&src=bs

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for the kind words! With so much technology out there, it's really an honor to be one of your favorites. We're grateful that we *get to* support community members like you.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 15d

🚀 Announced today — Grafana Labs has blasted past $400M ARR and 7,000 customers, completed a secondary transaction & more.

Read about our momentum:
https://grafana.com/about/press/2025/09/30/grafana-labs-surpasses-400m-arr-and-7000-customers-gains-new-investors-to-accelerate-global-expansion/

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Forbes @forbes.com · 15d

With a client list that includes Nvidia, Anthropic and Uber, the $6 billion-valued Grafana Labs is flexing with $400 million in annualized revenue — and new investment from a tender offer of up to $150 million.

Grafana Labs Is Cleaning Up On The Vibe Coding Boom

With a client list that includes Nvidia, Anthropic and Uber, the $6 billion-valued Grafana Labs is flexing with $400 million in annualized revenue — and new investment from a tender offer of up to $150 million.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 15d

Lift off! Grafana Labs has blasted past $400M ARR & 7,000 customers.

We’ve also completed a secondary transaction led by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Read more via @forbes.com: https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2025/09/30/grafana-labs-revenue-tender-offer/

Grafana Labs Is Cleaning Up On The Vibe Coding Boom

With a client list that includes Nvidia, Anthropic and Uber, the $6 billion-valued Grafana Labs is flexing with $400 million in annualized revenue — and new investment from a tender offer of up to $15...

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 15d

#Observability is evolving as organizations shift to consolidated platforms, adopt OpenTelemetry, and look to AI to help troubleshoot faster.

Those were just some of the takeaways from Grafana Labs Co-founder Anthony Woods, who recently appeared on the "Tech Keys by Mercari India" podcast.

Grafana Labs Co-founder Woods: Market maturity, OpenTelemetry, and AI are reshaping observability | Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs Co-founder Anthony Woods recently appeared on "Tech Keys by Mercari India" to talk about the evolution of observability, the importance of OpenTelemetry, and the role of AI going forward.

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Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 16d

We’re proud to be a bronze sponsor at @allthingsopen.bsky.social 2025 in Raleigh, NC (Oct 12–14)! 🎉

Catch us at booth #36 + hear our Grafanistas share insights on open source, Kubernetes & observability. Full schedule: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/schedule

Grafana @grafana.bsky.social · 18d

With Grafana Cloud, Prudential SG’s SRE team turned monitoring into a scalable, secure, self-service platform ☁️

Now teams see what matters across regions — without the overhead of managing a platform.

🎥 See how they scaled observability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cBwBzNNv5E&t=1047s

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