Presenters Chris Sam Jewell Source GrafanaCon 2026 Grafana: Beyond Observability - Powering Business Intelligence and Analytics 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever wondered if that powerful tool you use for keeping an eye on your systems could also be the key to unlocking deeper business insights? At Grafana Labs, we’ve been doing just that, transforming Grafana from a go-to for SREs and engineers into a central hub for our business data. Join us as we dive into how we’ve built Grafana dashboards for Business Intelligence (BI) internally, creating a versatile visualization layer on top of our entire business data stack. ...

Presenters Mohamed Adem Jackson Sweeney Oren Lion Dhananjay Yadav Source GrafanaCon 2026 The Golden Grot Awards: Celebrating Innovation in Observability! 🌟 Welcome to a special highlight from GrafanaCON, where we celebrate the brightest minds and most innovative projects in the observability space with the coveted Golden Grot Awards! This year marks the fifth anniversary of these prestigious awards, recognizing excellence and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, especially with the growing influence of AI. Let’s dive into the incredible winners who are shaping the future of technology! 🚀 ...

Presenters Coleman Source GrafanaCon 2026 From Passion Project to Open-Source Golf Tech: Meet OpenFlight! 🏌️‍♂️✨ Hey there, tech enthusiasts and golf aficionados! Coleman, a Staff Engineer at Grafana, recently shared his incredible “Science Fair Project,” and it’s a game-changer for golfers looking to up their game without breaking the bank. Get ready to dive into the world of launch monitors and how an open-source approach is shaking things up! 🚀 The Golfer’s Dilemma: Expensive Gadgets & Subpar Software 💸📉 Coleman, a lifelong golfer, understands the dedication it takes to improve. This often involves drawing lines on swing videos, frantic FaceTime calls with coaches, and, crucially, using gadgets to analyze performance. The star gadget? A launch monitor. These devices are vital for fitting clubs, understanding swing metrics, and analyzing ball flight. ...

Presenters Milind Source GrafanaCon 2026 Supercharge Your Grafana Dashboards: Say Goodbye to Loading Lag with ASAPQuery! 🚀 Are you tired of staring at loading spinners while your Grafana dashboards struggle to keep up? Milind, a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon and leader of ProjectASAP, has a game-changing solution that promises orders of magnitude faster Grafana dashboards and lower query costs. Get ready to meet ASAPQuery! ✨ The Pain of Slow Dashboards 😫 We’ve all been there. You’ve painstakingly set up your Prometheus-Grafana stack to monitor your deployments. But every time you adjust a time range or refresh your dashboard, you’re met with that frustrating loading lag. And as you expand your query window, that lag only gets worse. What if this entire experience could be instant? ...

Presenters Chris Nick Source GrafanaCon 2026 TamaGROTchi: Bringing Observability to Life (and Your Desk!) 👾✨ Remember those addictive digital pets from your childhood, the Tamagotchis? You know, the ones that had a mysterious knack for kicking the digital bucket, leaving you scratching your head wondering why? Well, prepare for a blast from the past with a modern, observability-infused twist! Chris and Nick from Grafana are here to introduce you to TamaGROTchi, the 2026 version that’s not just cute, but a powerful demonstration of how we can bring observability to the smallest of devices. ...