timeShift(GrafanaBuzz, 1w) Issue 62

Grafana's latest issue of TimeShift announces significant updates, including the release of Grafana 5.2.4 with bug fixes and the beta release of Grafana 5.3.0, which introduces new features like notification reminders, enhanced dashboard modes, and support for GitLab OAuth filtering by groups. The announcement also highlights the availability of early bird tickets for GrafanaCon LA, scheduled for February 2019, and encourages proposals for talks. The blogosphere section discusses various articles and presentations, such as benefits of attending GrafanaCon, utilizing Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring, and automating Grafana dashboard imports. An update to the New Relic Datasource plugin adds annotation queries, enhancing Grafana's visualization capabilities. Upcoming events like All Things Open 2018 and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America are also featured, showcasing Grafana's role in the open-source and cloud-native communities. Finally, Grafana Labs announces job openings, inviting individuals passionate about open-source software and observability to join their team.