Grafana has introduced a new feature called usage groups in its Grafana Cloud Advanced plan, aimed at helping centralized observability teams and administrators track and attribute metrics usage back to different groups within a shared Grafana stack. This feature aids in governance and cost control by allowing metrics to be attributed to various teams, environments, or services, depending on the organization's setup. Users can choose to maintain their Grafana stacks in three ways: a single shared stack for the organization, individual stacks for each team, or separate stacks for different environments like development, staging, and production. The usage groups provide additional insights into metrics usage, allowing organizations to analyze and better understand their data consumption, which can be particularly useful for financial planning and efficient resource allocation. The feature supports configuring metrics based on services or environments, enabling organizations to track and manage their metrics effectively. Grafana Cloud offers a free tier and additional plans to cater to varying user needs, encouraging users to explore this new capability and optimize their Grafana setup.