GrafanaCon 2019 in Los Angeles attracted over 350 participants and featured more than 40 talks, focusing on topics like cloud-native observability and real-time analytics in IoT. The event marked the launch of Grafana 6.0, which introduced new features such as the Explore mode for ad-hoc data exploration, integration with the log aggregation system Grafana Loki, React plugin support, and compatibility with major cloud monitoring services. The conference also highlighted Grafana Labs' vision for LGTM, a composable observability stack combining logging, graphing, tracing, and metrics, emphasizing flexibility for users. Interest in Kubernetes, Prometheus, Graphite, and MetricTank was notably high, with Grafana Labs committing to further investments in these areas. Social networking played a significant role in the event, with the v6.0 launch party fostering connections among attendees.