January 2018 Summaries

TimeShift Issue 31 highlights numerous events and updates in the Grafana ecosystem, focusing on the upcoming Grafana v5 Beta release and GrafanaCon. It features a presentation on using Prometheus for monitoring, a guide on tracking ADSL connection issues with Telegraf, InfluxDB, and Grafana, and a video on leveraging Elasticsearch as a data source in Grafana. The issue also outlines various upcoming events and webinars around the world, including sessions on monitoring with Grafana, understanding DevOps roles, and visualizing Kubernetes performance. Additionally, the newsletter encourages participation in community forums, highlights job openings at Grafana Labs, and showcases interesting dashboards shared on Twitter.

TimeShift's 30th issue highlights excitement for the upcoming GrafanaCon, introduces Grafana 4.6.3 with bug fixes, and explores various integration and monitoring techniques using Grafana, such as deploying annotations via Ansible and monitoring OpenShift and Spring Boot applications with Prometheus. The newsletter also discusses plugin updates, including enhancements to the Druid Data Source and Breadcrumb Panel, and promotes several related events and workshops around the world. Additionally, it shares a Tweet showcasing how emojis can make monitoring fun and expresses an ongoing commitment to open-source development by mentioning Grafana Labs' hiring opportunities.

TimeShift Issue 29, authored by Trent White, highlights the latest updates and events in the Grafana community. Grafana 4.6.3 has been released, featuring bug fixes such as improved alert list functionality and better compatibility with Cloudwatch metrics. The blog section covers recent articles, including a piece on Graphite 1.1 by Grafana Labs' Dan Cech, a guide to instrument applications using Prometheus and Grafana, and a tutorial for creating Grafana dashboards for Huawei's FAT WLAN Access Points. The issue also lists updated plugins, emphasizing the importance of regular updates for optimal performance, and provides details on upcoming events like workshops and conferences related to Grafana and monitoring technologies. Additionally, the issue mentions job openings at Grafana Labs and encourages community interaction through comments and social media.

Graphite 1.1 introduces significant updates and new features, notably the addition of tag support, which enhances the ability to describe metrics more richly and perform flexible queries, similar to Prometheus. The release also brings improvements to the Graphite render API by allowing the chaining of functions using piping syntax, providing a more streamlined and consistent aggregation process, and supporting custom function plugins for specific use cases. The clustering code has been optimized for better performance in a clustered deployment, simplifying the handling of remote versus local series and enabling parallel execution of data requests. Additionally, Graphite 1.1 supports Python 3.x and Django 1.11, marking a crucial step toward long-term project sustainability. The update paves the way for broader ecosystem enhancements, including Prometheus integration and Graphite tag support in tools like Grafana, expanding its capabilities and appeal within the analytics community.

In the latest edition of timeShift, Grafana Labs reflects on the past year and shares updates on their upcoming Grafana v5.0 release, which promises a host of new features and a refined user interface. The update includes the latest stable release of Grafana 4.6.3, addressing several bugs and improvements. The article highlights various tutorials and talks from Grafana's blogosphere, covering topics such as observability, securing Grafana on Ubuntu, and monitoring with different tools. It announces the forthcoming GrafanaCon EU, which will feature discussions from notable companies like Google, CERN, and eBay, focusing on the broader monitoring ecosystem. Grafana Labs also emphasizes its commitment to the open-source community and invites interested individuals to explore career opportunities within the company. Lastly, they encourage feedback and engagement with their community through various social media platforms and forums.