In his blog post, Simon Prickett shares his experience of integrating the CheerLights IoT project with Grafana Cloud to create a dynamic dashboard that visualizes the current and historical states of CheerLights, a global network of synchronized light installations. Utilizing the Infinity data source plugin, Simon efficiently pulls data from a JSON API, allowing for the visualization of CheerLights data without requiring a database. The dashboard includes various panels, such as a table displaying recent color changes, a stat panel highlighting the current color, and bar charts analyzing color popularity and update frequency. Throughout the process, Simon demonstrates how Grafana Cloud's transformation capabilities can be leveraged to generate insights from IoT data, illustrating the platform's versatility in handling data beyond traditional databases. The dashboard is available on Grafana Play for public exploration, and Simon invites readers to follow his ongoing IoT projects with Grafana Cloud, highlighting its user-friendly interface and generous free tier.