Grafana Labs has announced that it will maintain and manage the Grafana Operator, an open-source Kubernetes operator designed to manage Grafana instances both within and outside Kubernetes environments. This development elevates the Grafana Operator to an officially supported tool, enhancing its reliability, integration with Grafana Cloud, and alignment with GitOps practices. Users can now manage Grafana configurations alongside application manifests using GitOps methodologies, leveraging tools like ArgoCD for continuous deployment. The Grafana Operator facilitates version-controlled infrastructure through Kubernetes custom resource definitions, offering a seamless way to manage dashboards, data sources, and other resources. Official support from Grafana Labs promises better community collaboration, documentation, and feature development, making the operator an essential component for DevOps engineers, SREs, and infrastructure architects seeking to streamline observability efforts. The operator is easily installed via Helm, and comprehensive guides and documentation are available for those looking to integrate it into their workflows, ultimately supporting a code-centric approach to managing Grafana resources.