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Date Published
Author
Vesna Dean
Word count
1281
Language
English
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None

Summary

Grafana Labs has enhanced the user experience for its reporting functionality in Grafana Enterprise and Grafana Cloud Pro and Advanced through a cross-functional team approach involving UX, product, and engineering disciplines. The updates, introduced with Grafana 9.0, address previous shortcomings in reporting by making it more powerful and user-friendly, incorporating features like flexible scheduling, multiple dashboard reporting, and new export formats. To improve usability, the reporting process was reimagined as a multi-step wizard, reducing cognitive load and errors while aligning with user workflows. The changes were validated through usability testing, which revealed positive user reactions, and further improvements are planned, such as the ability to save report drafts. Grafana Labs encourages user feedback and provides a free trial of Grafana Cloud Pro for those interested in exploring the updated features.