About us
This Grafana & Friends meetup group hosts events focused on open source monitoring and observability using Grafana and related technologies. Some meetups feature formal presentations, while others are more relaxed and discussion-driven. Every event is designed to encourage learning, connection, and community. Snacks and stickers included!
🎤 Interested in speaking?
We’re always looking for meetup speakers! Submit your talk ideas here, and we’ll reach out with next steps if your proposal is accepted.
Grafana & Friends meetups aren’t the only way to connect with the community! Explore additional ways to get involved below:
Interact and be heard:
- Forums: Do you have a problem, question, or curiosity? Visit our forums for a reservoir of knowledge- submit your own questions and answers!
- Community Slack: Eager for real-time connections with fellow users? Begin a conversation on Slack.Â
Learn:
- YouTube: From getting started to exploring newer projects like Pyroscope and Beyla, the Grafana YouTube channel has what you need to get started!Â
Contribute:
- Github: Check out our open github repositories to report bugs and contribute code
- Meetups and blogs: We’d love to feature your OSS Grafana Labs use case or story at an upcoming Grafana & Friends meetup or on the Grafana blog! Submit your idea here and we’ll connect with you on next steps if accepted.Â
- Champions: Join the Grafana Champions program! It’s designed to recognize and empower individuals who are actively contributing to the growth and success of the Grafana ecosystem.
All events hosted by this group and communication on this platform are subject to Grafana Labs' Events Code of Conduct.
Upcoming events
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GrafanaCON Local meetup: Paris
Deskeo, 32 Rue René Boulanger, Paris, FRUn avant-goût de la GrafanaCON arrive à Paris !
Rejoignez votre communauté locale pour une soirée placée sous le signe de l’open source, de retours d’expérience concrets et d’échanges enrichissants, le tout dans une ambiance détendue, type meetup.
Cet événement proposera un récapitulatif de la keynote de la GrafanaCON, accompagné d’interventions de membres de votre propre communauté.
Des membres de l’équipe Grafana présenteront Grafana 13 ainsi que les améliorations les plus marquantes de la plateforme. Découvrez comment Grafana devient plus simple et plus sûr à exploiter en production, grâce à des évolutions qui améliorent la gestion de la configuration, la reprise après incident et la maintenabilité à long terme. La session mettra également en lumière des avancées importantes dans les workflows utilisateurs, notamment avec des dashboards plus flexibles et plus puissants, ainsi que de meilleures performances.
Que vous créiez des dashboards, que vous fassiez évoluer Kubernetes, contribuiez à l’open source ou que vous débutiez — ce meetup est fait pour vous !
🎟 Participation gratuite
🍕 Pizza + boissons
🤝 Un événement pensé pour favoriser les échanges
💡 Des interventions concrètes faites par des utilisateurs et expertsProgramme :
18h00 – 18h30 : Accueil, pizza et networking
18h30 – 19h15 : Présentation récapitulative de la GrafanaCON — JB Marzolf
19h15 – 19h30 : Questions / réponses
19h30 – 20h00 : Lightning talk de la communauté — Cyrille Le Clerc
20h00 – 21h00 : Discussions et encore de la pizza !En vous inscrivant à cet événement, vous acceptez de recevoir des communications liées à l’événement et aux produits de Grafana Labs, et vous vous engagez à respecter notre code de conduite.
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A taste of GrafanaCON is coming to you, Paris!
Join your local observability community for an evening of open source inspiration, real-world stories, and meaningful connections - all in a laid-back, meetup-style setting.
This event will feature a recap of the GrafanaCON keynote, combined with fresh voices from your own community.
Grafana team members walk through Grafana 13 and the most impactful improvements across the platform. Learn about how Grafana is becoming easier and safer to operate as production infrastructure, with updates that improve configuration management, recovery, and long-term maintainability. The session showcases significant advances in core user workflows, including more flexible and powerful dashboards, with improved performance.
Whether you’re building dashboards, scaling Kubernetes, contributing to open source, or just getting started - this meetup is for you!
🎟 Free to attend
🍕 Pizza + soft drinks provided
🤝 Built for connection
đź’ˇ Real talks from real practitionersAgenda:
6:00 – 6:30: Arrivals, pizza, and networking
6:30 – 7:15: GrafanaCON recap presentation - JB Marzolf
7:15 – 7:30: Q&A
7:30 – 8:00: Community lightning talk - Cyrille Le Clerc
8:00 – 9:00: Discussion and more pizza!Note that by registering for this event you consent to related event & product communications from Grafana Labs and agree to our code of conduct.
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