Query Lumi from Grafana: Now in Private Preview

Imply Lumi's integration with Grafana Loki, now in Private Preview, aims to eliminate the need for separate ingestion pipelines and duplicate data storage by enabling native querying of logs loaded into Lumi through Grafana using LogQL. This integration allows users of both Splunk and Grafana to manage their data more efficiently, as it unifies the dataset, reducing the complexity and cost associated with managing two distinct platforms. Lumi acts as a Loki backend, meaning existing Grafana workflows and integrations remain unaffected, and users can seamlessly transition to using this new setup without additional custom data source plugins. The setup process is straightforward, involving a few configuration steps within the Lumi Integrations page and Grafana, and detailed instructions are available in the Lumi documentation. This development signifies a step towards more streamlined observability by facilitating one ingestion point and dataset, accessible through multiple ecosystems, thereby offering a more flexible and cost-effective solution for organizations managing complex data environments.