TimeShift Issue 49 covers recent updates and events related to Grafana, including the latest Grafana 5.2.0-beta1 release that offers new features such as Elasticsearch alerting, improved Docker image, and Discord alert notifications. The issue highlights videos from Monitorama PDX 2018, guidance on developing Grafana plugins, and insights into monitoring microservices with Prometheus and Grafana. It also details how to visualize NetApp HCI performance using a customizable Grafana setup and offers a walkthrough for installing Prometheus and Grafana on Scaleway. Updates to the Pie Chart Panel plugin are noted, as well as opportunities for employment at Grafana Labs. The newsletter mentions upcoming events like TimeSeries Boston, PromCon 2018 in Munich, and Sensu Summit in Portland, promoting community involvement and knowledge exchange on monitoring technologies. A featured tweet showcases the effectiveness of using Grafana's Heatmap Panel for data visualization.