Pyroscope 2.0: Continuous Profiling Architecture Deep Dive

Presenters Christian Simon Alberto Soto Source GrafanaCon 2026 Pyroscope 2.0: Unleashing the Power of Continuous Profiling for Your Applications! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 We’re thrilled to dive deep into Pyroscope 2.0, the latest major release that’s set to revolutionize how you understand and optimize your applications. Yesterday marked the official launch, and even a quick 2.0.1 fix has already landed, showing the team’s dedication! Join us, Christian Simon and Alberto Soto from the Pyroscope team, as we explore the “why” behind continuous profiling, dissect the lessons learned from v1, and unveil the exciting new features and architecture of v2. Get ready for a journey that promises to make your applications faster, more efficient, and significantly easier to manage! ✨ ...

May 14, 2026 · 8 min

Grafana for Business Intelligence: How Grafana Labs Runs on Grafana

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. ...

May 14, 2026 · 7 min

GrafanaCON 2026 Golden Grot Awards Ceremony: Aurora Chaser, Blue Ghost Mission 1, AI Innovations

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! 🚀 ...

May 14, 2026 · 7 min

A Golf Launch Monitor That Actually Works | Open Source | OpenFlight | GrotShotPro

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. ...

May 14, 2026 · 4 min

How to Speed Up Grafana Dashboards 100x with ASAPQuery

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? ...

May 14, 2026 · 4 min