Grafana Loki 2.8 introduces several enhancements, notably graduating the TSDB index to General Availability, which is expected to reduce storage footprints and resource usage during queries. This release also brings significant updates to LogQL, including new functions for sorting, label dropping, and data formatting, alongside a LogQL prettifier for improved readability. Additionally, the scalable deployment mode now includes a third "backend" component, aligning with Grafana Mimir's model and offering enhanced flexibility and autoscaling capabilities. The update aims to streamline deployment and management, with a new Helm chart accommodating both the previous and new scalable modes. Both Grafana Loki 2.8 and Grafana Enterprise Logs 1.7 share these improvements, and users are encouraged to explore the new features through the release notes and migration guides.