@grot do you know what the main announcements were? Please be brief.
Certainly! At ObservabilityCON 2024, several key announcements were made:
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Grafana Labs Startup Program: A new initiative offering $100,000 in credits for startups to use Grafana Cloud services, with a 20% discount on services after the first year. This program is open to startups globally, regardless of VC backing.
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Explore Apps Suite: The introduction of Explore Traces and Explore Profiles, joining Explore Metrics and Explore Logs, to provide a queryless user experience for data exploration in Grafana Cloud.
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Contextualized Root Cause Analysis: Integration of Asserts.ai technology into Grafana Cloud, offering automated anomaly correlation across infrastructure and application layers.
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AI/ML Enhancements: New AI-powered features like Adaptive Telemetry and LLM observability to improve efficiency and troubleshooting capabilities.
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Cost Management Hub: A centralized tool in Grafana Cloud for managing and optimizing costs, featuring Adaptive Metrics and Log Volume Explorer.
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Open Source Commitment: Continued investment in open source projects, including new tools like Beyla for eBPF-based auto-instrumentation and OpenLit for monitoring AI models.
These announcements highlight Grafana's focus on making observability more accessible, efficient, and cost-effective, while also expanding their offerings for startups and enhancing AI/ML capabilities.
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