Grafana's Big Tent

Grafana Mimir maintainers have taken over the mic! Marco Pracucci and Cyril Tovena —both software engineers at Grafana Labs — will give you the origin story behind Grafana Mimir, the most scalable, most performant open source time series database in the world. Plus: learn what new features will be coming to Mimir soon and find out the other Norse name the team considered for the project.

Matthias Loibl, co-creator of the open source SLO software Pyrra, and Grafana Labs’ principal software engineer Bjorn "Beorn" Rabenstein dive into the transformative power of Service Level Objectives (SLOs). They discuss the impact of SLOs on balancing rapid deployment and reliability, the importance of user feedback in shaping these objectives, and strategies for effective alert management. The episode also touches on the nuances of implementing SLOs in tech systems and the essential balance between innovation and reliability.

At KubeCon Europe 2019, Polar Signals Founder and CEO Frederic Branczyk predicted that continuous profiling was the future of observability. Fast forward three years, and he's not wrong. In this episode, we'll discuss how Polar Signals' open source tool Parca is leading the conversation around continuous profiling, how it reduces overhead costs thanks to eBPF, how Parca has grown its passionate community, and perhaps most importantly, what cute animal will become the Parca mascot. 

Explore the dynamic world of observability, diving into the critical distinctions from traditional monitoring. Learn how metrics, logs, and traces intertwine for effective system diagnostics. Discover the significance of cost-effective logging solutions and the complexities of tracing technologies. Uncover strategies to navigate organizational challenges and optimize alert systems, ensuring focus on symptoms over noise. Plus, enjoy a fun cooking analogy that ties modern methodologies to culinary art!

Just as Grafana brings together different technologies onto one platform, "Grafana's Big Tent" is our opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible people, innovative products, and surprising projects that are shaping the observability world today. Grafana Labs' Mat Ryer, Matt Toback, and Tom Wilkie host these lively episodes filled with sharp insight, candid conversations, exciting new voices from the community, and much more.