Adaptive Metrics in Action: How The Trade Desk Optimized Observability Costs | Grafana Labs
Managing observability costs at scale is no easy task — especially when metrics volume grows fast. In this talk, Paul Givens, Head of Observability at The Trade Desk, shares how they implemented Adaptive Metrics to control costs without sacrificing visibility. How Adaptive Metrics works to reduce cardinality and cost Real-world implementation lessons from a high-scale AdTech environment Key takeaways for teams managing large Prometheus-like metric sets.
How to Install a PowerPoint Plugin for Charts in Under 5 Minutes
Creating clean, compelling visuals doesn't have to take hours. If you're tired of fiddling with default PowerPoint tools, a plugin can help you produce stunning graphics in minutes. In fact, you can install one in under five minutes and start transforming your data into presentations that wow your audience. Whether you're presenting to your boss, your teacher, or your classmates, it helps to transform ordinary slides into something much more impressive. In this guide, we'll show you step-by-step how to do that quickly and easily.
Kubernetes Monitoring: One view for observing all your storage volumes
If you want to observe your entire Kubernetes environment, you need visibility into all of your resources, including storage volumes. But monitoring Kubernetes storage hasn’t always been easy, especially if you wanted to see how it related to other parts of your infrastructure.
Getting started with InfluxDB dashboards
InfluxDB is a powerful open-source time-series database widely used for monitoring system performance, IoT metrics, and application telemetry. With SquaredUp's InfluxDB plugin, you can effortlessly visualize and monitor your InfluxDB data, gaining real-time insights into your metrics alongside your other tools and services. This guide will walk you through connecting InfluxDB with SquaredUp, creating dashboards, setting up monitoring, and sharing your visualizations.
How to prevent performance bottlenecks in Google Compute Engine: CPU spikes, RAM waste, and network overload
Cloud computing is all about efficiency. You need to get the most out of your resources without overspending or causing performance issues. For example, if you’re running virtual machines in Google Compute Engine, you need to size your instances correctly, optimize your workloads, and monitor your network traffic to prevent unexpected failures. However, when resources aren’t properly managed, things can quickly spiral out of control.
Visualizing Snyk data with SquaredUp
A brief introduction to getting started with the SquaredUp data source for Snyk. Learn how easy it is to visualize and monitor your Snyk security data in real-time, helping you stay on top of vulnerabilities and improve your overall security posture.
Visualizing PostgreSQL data with SquaredUp
Visualizing the data in your PostgreSQL data source couldn't be easier with SquaredUp. In this video, we’ll walk you through how to quickly connect your PostgreSQL database, create stunning, interactive dashboards, and gain deeper insights from your data. Happy dashboarding!
How to use data source variables in Grafana dashboards
Data source variables let you change where Grafana looks for data without having to create duplicate dashboards. So for example, if you have multiple different Prometheus databases, you can have one dashboard and use a data source variable to choose which Prometheus that dashboard uses. We'll look at how to set these up in this video. Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to get started with Grafana dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces. Our forever-free tier includes access to 10k metrics, 50GB logs, 50GB traces and more. We also have plans for every use case.
Meet Ted Young, OpenTelemetry co-founder and the newest Grafanista
In just a few short years, OpenTelemetry has become the second largest CNCF project behind Kubernetes and is well on its way to becoming an industry standard for collecting and exporting telemetry data. And with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 just around the corner, there’s no one better to talk to about the state of OpenTelemetry than Ted Young. Ted is the co-founder of OpenTelemetry and serves on the OpenTelemetry Governance Committee.