Grafana 3.0 Stable has been released, bringing significant updates that enhance user experience and functionality. This version introduces a redesigned plugin architecture and a new command-line tool called Grafana-cli, which simplifies plugin installation. It also supports persisted dashboard playlists, user preferences, and new plugin types like Apps and Panels. Users can easily reuse dashboards for various data sources and leverage new features such as annotation popovers with clickable links and OSX Homebrew support. Grafana.net serves as a central hub for discovering, creating, and sharing plugins and dashboards, and upcoming features include a hosted Graphite-compatible data source and dashboard management tools. Commercial support subscriptions are available, offering direct access to the core Grafana team for issue resolution and training, with a commitment to maintaining open-source strategy. Upcoming webinars will further explore the new plugin architecture, demonstrating how to extend functionality using Grafana.net.