
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!
π€ Interested in speaking?
Weβre always looking for meetup speakers! Submit your talk ideas here, and weβll reach out with next steps if your proposal is accepted.
Grafana & Friends meetups arenβt 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.Β
Learn:
- YouTube: From getting started to exploring newer projects like Pyroscope and Beyla, the Grafana YouTube channel has what you need to get started!Β
Contribute:
- Github: Check out our open github repositories to report bugs and contribute code
- Meetups and blogs: Weβd 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 weβll connect with you on next steps if accepted.Β
- Champions: Join the Grafana Champions program! Itβs 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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Grafana & Friends Hyderabad X Redis Feb Meetup (VIRTUAL)
Β·OnlineOnline## π Grafana & Friends Hyderabad Γ Redis
### Virtual Meetup
π Time: 10:00 AM β 12:00 PM IST
π Mode: Virtual
π Virtual Event Link: [to be shared]***
## π Event Agenda
### 10:00 β 10:05 | Welcome & Opening Note
- Welcome to Grafana & Friends Hyderabad
- Event overview
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### 10:05 β 10:40 | Speaker Session 1
Topic: Monitoring and Optimizing RAG Performance with Redis and Grafana
Speaker:
Ashwin Hariharan
Developer Advocate, Redis
π https://www.linkedin.com/in/iyerashwinhariharan/
Key Takeaways:- RAG architecture & performance bottlenecks
- Redis for vector search, caching, and latency reduction
- Observability of GenAI pipelines using Grafana
- Real-world optimization strategies
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### 10:40 β 10:45 | Live Q&A
- Audience questions & discussion
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### 10:45 β 11:15 | Speaker Session 2
Topic: Observability for AI & LLM Workloads
- Metrics, logs & traces for AI systems
- Monitoring latency, cost, and failures
- Dashboards & alerts for AI pipelines
(Speaker details to be announced)
***
### 11:15 β 11:45 | Speaker Session 3
Topic: Performance Monitoring for Modern Data Platforms
- Scaling data-intensive applications
- SLOs, alerting & best practices
- Practical observability patterns
(Speaker details to be announced)
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### 11:45 β 12:00 | Open Q&A, Community Updates & Wrap-up
- Cross-speaker Q&A
- Grafana & Friends Hyderabad updates
- Call for speakers & contributors
- Closing remarks
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32 attendees
Past events
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