Robert Fratto, a software engineer at Grafana Labs based in Orlando, contributes significantly to various open-source projects such as Loki, Cortex, the Grafana Agent, and Prometheus, with recent work focusing on enhancing the scalability of the Grafana Agent using the Cortex ring. He joined Grafana Labs because of his admiration for their software and a desire to work with developer-oriented products. In his free time, Robert engages in side projects, video gaming, and reading, with a particular interest in creating a Twitch.TV clone, playing Final Fantasy VII: Remake, and exploring the Wheel of Time series. He appreciates the intelligent colleagues he works with and enjoys learning from them daily. His favorite foods include pizza and, more candidly, Oreos.