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Presenters Sonia Aguilar Alexander Source GrafanaCon 2026 Grafana Alerting: Your Unified Engine for Rock-Solid Alerting 🚀 Ever been jolted awake by a frantic alert notification? We’ve all been there! Sonia Aguilar and Alexander from Grafana Labs are here to share how Grafana Alerting has evolved into a powerful, unified engine ready to handle all your alerting needs. Forget juggling multiple systems; Grafana is making it easier than ever to manage, migrate, and understand your alerts. ...

Presenters Hamed Source GrafanaCon 2026 From Data Scientist to Open Source Hero: My Grafana Plugin Journey 🚀 Hey everyone! Hamed here, and I’m thrilled to share my adventure as an open-source contributor to Grafana. It’s been a wild ride, transforming from a data scientist to building tools that empower others. Let’s dive in! Who Am I and How Did I Get Here? 🤔 I kicked off my career about 10 years ago as a data scientist. Over time, I found myself increasingly drawn to the world of data engineering. My journey took me to Snapp!, the largest ride-hailing company in the Middle East, and now I’m contributing to innovation at O+X in Sweden. This path has given me a unique perspective on how data flows and how we can best visualize and interact with it. ...

Presenters Katia Giarda Carl Bergquist Source GrafanaCon 2026 Navigating the Observability Universe: Google’s Planet-Scale Dashboards & Grafana’s Scope Revolution 🚀✨ Ever felt lost in a sea of dashboards, desperately searching for the metrics that actually matter? At Google, this isn’t just a minor inconvenience; it’s a monumental challenge. With hundreds of thousands of systems and a codebase spanning billions of lines, maintaining visibility can become prohibitively expensive and overwhelmingly complex. But what if you could have a single pane of glass that intelligently surfaces exactly what you need, when you need it? ...

Presenters Poyzan Ben Clive Trevor Whitney Jason Nochlin Source GrafanaCon 2026 Loki’s Evolution: From Log Files to Powerful Analytics 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like you’re drowning in log data, desperately searching for that one crucial piece of information? You’re not alone. The way we interact with logs has evolved dramatically, and the team behind Loki is at the forefront of this revolution. They recently unveiled a significant architectural overhaul for Loki, promising faster queries, deeper insights, and a more scalable, cost-effective solution. Let’s dive into the exciting changes! ...

Presenters Nikola Grcevski Endre Sara Source GrafanaCon 2026 🚀 Unlocking Java’s Observability: The Power of eBPF and OpenTelemetry! Hey tech enthusiasts! 👋 Ever felt the struggle of instrumenting complex Java applications, especially when dealing with sensitive data like TLS-encrypted traffic? You’re not alone! Nikola Grcevski from Grafana Labs and Endre Sara from Causely are here to shed some light on this challenge and introduce an exciting solution that’s changing the game: OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation, affectionately known as Obi. ...