A live webinar on getting started with Grafana 8 is scheduled for September 9 at 08:00 UTC, targeting audiences in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Hosted by Developer Advocate Marcus Olsson, the webinar will feature demonstrations of new and updated visualizations, themes, and data source improvements in Grafana's latest major release. Attendees will also learn how to set up monitoring for a web service using Prometheus and Loki within the Grafana 8 interface. The event is part of Grafana Labs' effort to accommodate global audiences by scheduling webinars at various convenient times. Participants have the option to register for the introductory session and explore Grafana Cloud, which offers both free and paid plans tailored for different needs.