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Date Published
Author
Michelle Tan
Word count
1348
Language
English
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None

Summary

Grafana Cloud, a managed observability platform, has introduced several updates to enhance user experience and functionality. Notable enhancements include the Canvas panel's improved alignment features for custom visualization, new styling options for the geomap geojson layer, and streamlined data presentation in table panels. Additionally, significant advancements in log monitoring have been made with the Log Volume Explorer for cost management and Cloud Logs Export for extended log retention. The integration of AI/ML features, such as flame graph AI for profiling insights and AI-generated dashboard descriptions, offers users faster data interpretation. Simplified alert routing improves notification management, while experimental features like TraceQL metrics allow for dynamic metrics creation from traces. New solutions for AWS Observability, Apache Solr, and Windows Active Directory further extend Grafana Cloud's monitoring capabilities. As AngularJS support phases out, users are encouraged to transition to React-based plugins to ensure seamless dashboard functionality.