Elastic and Grafana Labs have announced a partnership to enhance user experience by jointly developing an official Grafana Elasticsearch plugin, which combines the robust visualization capabilities of Grafana with the comprehensive functionalities of Elasticsearch. This integration, freely available to all users, marks a significant step in expanding interoperability and user choice, aligning with community feedback for more comprehensive integrations. The partnership underscores both companies' commitment to providing a seamless and enriched experience by including advanced features such as broader query language support and space-saving constructs like rollups. This collaboration builds on Grafana's evolution from a Kibana fork to a standalone solution, capable of composing dashboards across various data sources, and is a testament to their dedication to meeting the diverse needs of their users.