Grafana Labs has taken over the management of the Zabbix plugin, a popular third-party data source for Grafana, originally developed by Alexander Zobnin in 2015. The plugin allows users to visualize data from the Zabbix monitoring system within Grafana dashboards, enhancing the dashboarding experience for Zabbix users. Zobnin, who was initially motivated by limited dashboarding capabilities in Zabbix, developed the plugin with support from the open-source community and Torkel Ödegaard, Grafana's creator. The plugin quickly gained popularity, reaching around 60,000 active installations. As the sole maintainer for eight years, Zobnin found it increasingly difficult to manage alone, prompting Grafana Labs to take ownership, ensuring the plugin's sustainability and growth. This transition allows Zobnin to focus on future developments and other projects while ensuring the plugin remains free and open-source, benefiting the community and facilitating long-term usage.