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Inside the Grafana AI Team Weekly: Guards for AI Observability (May 5, 2026)

This is an excerpt from a real AI team weekly meeting where we talk about the stuff we build and occasionally also demo them! In this one, Principal Software Engineer Sven Großmann shows a new feature he's working on for AI Observability, called "guards". We're showing parts of our team meetings to build in public in some small way and give you a sneak preview of what's to come. But not all features we show may make it to production! You've been warned. :)

Your Microsoft Azure storage, our data lake power: The best of both worlds

The wait is over for Azure-first organizations. Cribl just launched Cribl Lake Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) for Microsoft Azure, giving you full data lake power without moving a single byte of telemetry out of your environment. Join us to see how you can finally get the flexibility of a modern data lake while keeping your data in Azure.

How to Set Up an API Server

NinjaOne Field CTO Jeff Hunter shows how to set up an API server. An API server is a framework for securely integrating data from other services into NinjaOne. One example (and next week's video) would be retrieving current CVE data from a third-party vulnerability scanner and regularly importing that CVE data into NinjaOne for visibility and remediation. Chapter Markers.

The Checkly Playwright Reporter: Live Demo, Rocky AI RCA & Production Monitoring

Your Playwright tests catch bugs. The hard part is figuring out what actually broke — and sharing that context with your team. This session shows exactly how the Checkly Playwright Reporter solves that: one shared home for all your test runs, AI-powered root cause analysis, and a direct path from failing test to production monitor. María de Antón, PM for Playwright features at Checkly, runs a live demo on a real app with real failures.

Ubuntu Core 26 fleet observability

What is Ubuntu Core? Ubuntu Core is a minimal and strictly confined variant of Ubuntu powering devices around the world. Ubuntu Core 26 now integrates with the Canonical Observability Stack, streaming device logs and metrics to centralized Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus infrastructure, deployable in the cloud or on-premise, without burdening the device's primary workloads.

More Results, Less Busywork: The AI Agent that Works for All

Raise the bar for how your IT team operates by going beyond the AI basics. Ivanti’s agentic AI delivers autonomous, goal-oriented support with multi-agent collaboration. Think fewer menial tasks for IT, more opportunities for faster resolutions and elevated employee experience. Discover how Ivanti Neurons AI Self-Service Agent benefits everyone: IT teams: Reduce repetitive work, get AI-powered guidance and spend more time on meaningful projects that power innovation and business outcomes.

Faster Workflows, Better Knowledge, Smarter Assets | InvGate Updates

New updates are now available across InvGate Service Management and InvGate Asset Management. Watch the video for a quick look at some of our latest additions, including Knowledge Discovery, intelligent CMDB suggestions, and more. We’re also introducing the new AI adoption lifecycle whitepaper and quiz.

Zero to Dashboard with Grafana Assistant and the Infinity datasource plugin

Senior Developer Advocate Nicole van der Hoeven demonstrates how to go from zero to dashboard in a few minutes without using any queries, with the help of Grafana Assistant and the infinity datasource plugin for Grafana. Nicole is using the rawg.io video game database API to visualize games and get recommendations for what to play next!