Company
Date Published
Author
Dieter Plaetinck
Word count
1634
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In anticipation of the Grafana 7.0 release, significant enhancements have been made to address the complexities surrounding rollup and runtime consolidation in Metrictank and Grafana, particularly through the introduction of a rollup indicator and series lineage metadata breakdown. These features aim to improve data visualization accuracy by offering insights into how data is aggregated and displayed, which has historically been challenging. Issues arose when incorrect rollups or consolidations led to misleading charts, a problem experienced by major users like Bloomberg. The new functionalities include a panel inspector to view lineage metadata and an optional rollup indicator for immediate feedback on data status. The updates are designed to ensure that data is accurately consolidated, whether through rollup archives or runtime processes, enhancing the reliability of long-term data storage and analysis. The Metrictank and Grafana teams, with contributors like Torkel Ödegaard and Ryan McKinley, have collaborated closely to integrate these features, which will be showcased during GrafanaCONline.