Grafana and Friends Kolkata Meetup - Hello, World. Hello, Observability!

Join us for the inaugural Grafana & Friends Kolkata offline meetup a hands-on introduction to the world of Observability! Whether you’re just beginning your journey or want to demystify what makes systems observable, this event is your gateway into understanding how industry leaders monitor and maintain modern infrastructure.

From dashboards to distributed tracing, we’ll explore the fundamentals using Grafana and its ecosystem of powerful tools like Prometheus, Loki, and Tempo.

What you’ll learn:

• What is Observability? Why it matters in modern DevOps and SRE
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• The pillars of Observability: Metrics, Logs, Traces
• Hands-on demos and real-world use cases
• Intro to Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and Tempo
• How to build your first Observability stack
• Open-source wins: community-powered monitoring solutions

Who should attend?

1. DevOps & SRE professionals
2. Backend engineers
3. Students and tech enthusiasts
4. Anyone curious about building reliable and transparent systems

Expect:

• Interactive sessions and live demos
• Networking with observability nerds & cloud-native builders
• Swags, snacks, and a whole lot of Grafana love!

See your system like never before — from black box to beautifully observable