Company
Date Published
Author
Simon Legander
Word count
963
Language
English
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None

Summary

The k6 Cloud app plugin for Grafana facilitates the correlation of QA data and system metrics within Grafana dashboards, enhancing performance testing and system behavior analysis. Initially released as a beta feature following Grafana Labs' acquisition of k6, the plugin allows users to manage and visualize cloud tests, correlating testing metrics with other system metrics to detect root causes. It supports installation on both Grafana Cloud and local instances, requiring an API token for configuration. Users can navigate tests, re-run cloud tests, and easily integrate testing results into existing dashboards. The app offers enhanced visualizations consistent with k6 Cloud, although it currently supports fewer features. Future updates aim to improve visualization and integration capabilities, with feedback encouraged via the k6 #grafana Slack channel. Available for k6 Cloud, Grafana Cloud, Grafana Enterprise, and self-hosted instances, the app underscores the collaborative effort between Grafana and k6 to advance performance testing solutions.