Celebrating Grafana 10: Torkel's top 10 moments

Grafana, an open-source data visualization tool created by Torkel Ödegaard, has reached significant milestones since its inception in 2013, evolving from 12,000 instances at its first GrafanaCON in 2015 to over 1.2 million active instances and an estimated 20 million users by 2023. Ödegaard reflects on key moments throughout the project's journey, such as the enthusiastic early adoption by the monitoring community, the decision to work on Grafana full-time following positive reception at Monitorama 2014, and the excitement of seeing Grafana used in high-profile settings like SpaceX's Falcon 9 control center. The platform has introduced numerous innovative features over the years, including gradient color scales, state timeline panels, and query builders, which have set it apart in the data visualization space. Grafana's design philosophy emphasizes simplicity and a clean aesthetic to ensure data is prioritized, a vision that has been embraced by a supportive open-source community. As Grafana celebrates its tenth anniversary with the release of Grafana 10, a documentary chronicling its journey is set to be released, highlighting its evolution and impact on data visualization.