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Open Source Analytics Platform Grafana Gets Update
- By Becky Nagel
- May 24, 2019
This week Grafana Labs announced the 6.2 release of its Grafana open source analytics platform, which allows for data from numerous sources and features a wide library of plug-ins and community-created dashboards. It can be hosted locally or in the cloud.
According to Grafana's blog post announcing the new version, the update includes a number of new features, including support for Elasticsearch 7, the latest version of the Lucene library-based search engine, and a brand new bar gauge panel for data visualizations.
This version also includes new support for environment variables, lazy loading of out-of-view panels, and improved alerts.
6.2 also features some security upgrades, including improved password encryption, and limitations on browser caching and embedding in order to prevent certain security risks.
A complete list of changes and the free download version can be found here.
Information on the enterprise version of Grafana can be found here.
About the Author
Becky Nagel is the former editorial director and director of Web for 1105 Media's Converge 360 group, and she now serves as vice president of AI for company, specializing in developing media, events and training for companies around AI and generative AI technology. She's the author of "ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users" and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes and develops content around AI, generative AI and other business tech. Find her on X/Twitter @beckynagel.