what do they talk about on those?
Yes, the Tempo team does have community calls. These calls are a platform for discussing various topics related to Grafana Tempo, including upcoming features, architectural changes, and community contributions. Here are some of the topics that have been discussed in recent community calls:
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Architectural Changes: Discussions around the re-architecture of Tempo, particularly the shift to an RF1 architecture to improve performance and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).
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Feature Updates: Introduction of new features like vParquet4, which includes new columns for enhanced trace-level statistics, and improvements in TraceQL for better querying capabilities.
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Performance Improvements: Focus on enhancing the performance of Tempo, including updates to the Parquet schema and streaming endpoints for faster query results.
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Community Contributions: Acknowledgment of contributions from community partners like Red Hat, and discussions on how these contributions are integrated into Tempo.
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Future Plans: Insights into future developments, such as the exploration of serverless options and adaptive tracing features.
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Open Discussions: Community members are encouraged to bring up their own topics, ask questions, and provide feedback during these calls.
These calls are open to all community members, and participation is encouraged to help shape the future of Grafana Tempo. If you're interested in joining, you can find more information and the schedule for upcoming calls on the Grafana community page or the Tempo GitHub repository.
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