GrafanaCONline 2022 marked the launch of Grafana 9.0, which focuses on enhancing the user experience for observability and data visualization, introducing new features like Prometheus and Grafana Loki visual query builders, and panel and dashboard search functionality. The event highlighted the integration of Grafana Alerting as the default in Grafana 9.0, offering an improved alerting experience. Grafana OnCall was also open-sourced, enabling self-managed installations for organizations with specific security and connectivity needs. Additionally, Grafana Labs announced the Grafana Live conference series, aiming to connect with users in various cities and showcase the capabilities of Grafana's LGTM open-source stack. The conference offered over 30 sessions with over 50 speakers, featuring live demos and best practices from industry experts.