September 2017 Summaries

In the latest issue of TimeShift, the Grafana Labs team shares updates from their recent gathering in Stockholm, where they planned the next Grafana release and finalized details for GrafanaCon EU. The release of Grafana 4.5.2 is announced alongside a variety of talks and updates, including insights on monitoring Kubernetes with Prometheus and Grafana, visual data presentations at Percona Live Europe 2017, and a new plugin integration with ntopng. The issue highlights the growing list of Grafana plugins, which now totals 88, and encourages community engagement through speaking proposals for GrafanaCon and showcasing user-generated dashboards on social media. Grafana Labs also shares their enthusiasm for open-source software and invites interested individuals to explore career opportunities with the company.

Grafana Labs is gearing up for an exciting week as the team prepares for a gathering in Stockholm to discuss Grafana 5.0, upcoming goals, and GrafanaCon EU, while also participating in Percona Live Europe 2017 in Dublin. The latest release, Grafana 4.5.2, brings various fixes, with detailed release notes available online, and encourages users to keep plugins updated due to frequent bug fixes and new features. The blog highlights various monitoring solutions, including Stefan's use of Prometheus for Docker monitoring, Hiren's API performance monitoring setup, and other use cases like SSL certificate monitoring in GCP and Kubernetes, Node.js performance monitoring, and environment monitoring with Raspberry Pi. GrafanaCon EU is currently accepting proposals for talks, and the community is actively encouraged to contribute, as exemplified by Sven Klemm's contribution to the Postgres data source. Grafana Labs is also hiring, inviting those passionate about open source to join their globally dispersed team.

Grafana Labs announced the release of Grafana 4.5, featuring enhanced query editors for Prometheus, Elasticsearch, and MySQL, alongside updates to plugins such as the Gnocchi data source and the new Simple Annotations plugin. The company is actively seeking submissions for talks at GrafanaCon EU, welcoming both technical and non-technical topics. The blog post highlights the use of Grafana in various contexts, such as performance monitoring with the ELK stack and Raspberry Pi setups. Additionally, Grafana Labs is conducting an experiment involving graph submissions from users and is on the lookout for new talent, inviting those interested in open-source software development to explore job opportunities with them.

Grafana v4.5, released on September 14, 2017, introduces significant improvements across various components, including Prometheus, Elasticsearch, MySQL, and the Table panel. Key enhancements include a new Prometheus query editor with features like syntax highlighting, auto-complete for metrics, and integrated documentation, as well as a MySQL editor with similar syntax enhancements. Elasticsearch gains the ability to add ad-hoc filters directly from the Table panel, and Table cells can now be converted into links for improved navigation. The release also introduces a Query Inspector feature to diagnose issues with graph displays, alongside enhancements like GitHub OAuth support for large organizations and new Graphite functions. Notable changes include a renaming within InfluxDB/Elasticsearch panel settings and several bug fixes to improve user experience and security. The update emphasizes user contributions and community support in enhancing the platform.

In this edition of timeShift, Trent White highlights key developments in Grafana and Prometheus, including the release of Grafana v4.5.0-beta1, which introduces features like a new Prometheus Query Editor and MySQL query editor, among others. The update also covers various plugin enhancements, such as the Status Panel, Carpet Plot Panel, and others, which add functionalities like drilldown links and improved styling. The blogosphere section features articles on the Prometheus monitoring stack, Wikimedia Foundation's web performance team, and Algorithmia's reduced API overhead using Prometheus and Grafana. PromCon 2017 videos are now available, showcasing Carl Bergquist's presentation, among others. Grafana Labs is actively seeking new contributors and speakers for GrafanaCon EU, as well as hiring for open positions. The newsletter encourages feedback from the community to improve future editions.

In this edition of GrafanaBuzz, the Grafana team shares updates on their upcoming Grafana 4.5 release, new and updated plugins, and an open call for presentations for GrafanaCon EU, inviting participants to submit various types of talks. Grafana Labs is actively hiring and promotes its commitment to open-source software development. Recent blog highlights include articles on integrating Zabbix, Grafana, and Python, democratizing metrics, and various use cases of Grafana, such as visualizing CloudWatch data and Jenkins pipeline results. New plugins for Sidewinder, a fast time series database, and updates to the Carpet Plot graph panel are introduced, while appreciation is extended to contributors who resolved a bug in the MySQL data source. Engaging with the community, they encourage feedback through comments, forums, and social media, showcasing an interesting dashboard from Twitter in their "Tweet of the Week" segment.