In April 2016, Grafana Labs announced a partnership with Intel to integrate Intel's Snap Telemetry project with Grafana, despite Intel discontinuing its maintenance of Snap. Snap is an open-source system agent written in Go, which aligns with Grafana's infrastructure, offering dynamic configuration and real-time metric inspection that complements Grafana's capabilities. Grafana Labs aims to create an OpenSaaS monitoring platform that combines the best of SaaS and open-source elements, addressing concerns over the high costs and inflexible solutions in the monitoring space. The collaboration aims to extend Grafana's functionality through community-powered plugins, allowing users to customize their monitoring solutions. As part of this partnership, Grafana Labs plans to develop and publish Snap-powered plugins, enhancing the platform's ability to monitor comprehensive data stacks.