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November 2024 Gazette: Master Educator Award, Tutorials, and 28 Million Downloads

Daria Volkova
Co-Founder at Volkov Labs, Grafana Champion
Mikhail Volkov
Founder at Volkov Labs, Grafana Champion

Welcome to the November 2024 issue of the Business Gazette by Volkov Labs! This month was packed with achievements, educational content, and exciting updates. Here's what we'll cover:

Let's dive into the highlights of November 2024!

Master Educator Award​

We are thrilled to announce that in December, we received the Master Educator Grafana Champions Award! This prestigious recognition celebrates our dedication to creating high-quality educational content, including blog posts, tutorials, and video guides, to help the Grafana community unlock its full potential.

Master Educator Award
Master Educator Award

Reflecting on the online award ceremony, two thoughts stood out:

  • Grafana's Championship program is exceptional in fostering community growth.
  • Community recognition is incredibly motivating. We're inspired to deliver even more innovative products, solutions, and tutorials in the coming year. Stay tuned!
Join the Community

Want to learn more about Grafana Champions or share your own content? Connect with the community on Grafana Forums!

Release Dashboard Tutorial​

Our mission at Volkov Labs is to empower the Grafana community with practical tools and knowledge. One of our most popular resources is the YouTube video "Create Your Business Grafana Dashboard", which has garnered over 34,000 views. This highlights the community's eagerness to dive into Grafana dashboards and explore their potential.

To address this demand, we’ve created a detailed tutorial on configuring our Release Dashboard, a tool we use daily to track Business Suite plugin development. This dashboard showcases Grafana's versatility and simplicity.

Release Dashboard Overview
Release Dashboard Overview

Why This Tutorial Matters​

  • Core Visualizations: Features Grafana's Time Series panel in various configurations.
  • Custom Plugins: Includes examples of Business Charts and Business Calendar for unique data views.
  • User Input: Demonstrates the Business Forms panel for entering release details directly into a Timescale data source.
Entering Release Details via Business Forms
Entering Release Details via Business Forms

Explore the Resources​

  • Live Dashboard: Check out the Release Dashboard in action.
  • Blog Post: Dive into our detailed guide covering configuration, database structure, and panel setup.
    Create a Business Dashboard in Grafana for release management
    Create a Business Dashboard in Grafana for release management
  • Video Tutorial: Watch our in-depth video for additional insights on data sources, transformations, and more.
    How to Create a Business Dashboard in Grafana | Plugin Release Dashboard
Try It Yourself

Follow along with the tutorial to build your own dashboard. Share your creations with us on Twitter or LinkedIn!

28 Million Downloads Milestone​

We’re ecstatic to share that the total downloads for our Business Suite plugins are approaching 30 million! As of November 2024, we've hit 28 million, and we’re hopeful to reach the next milestone before the year ends.

28 Million Downloads Milestone
28 Million Downloads Milestone

Plugin Release News​

Compatibility Note

All updated plugins are fully compatible with Grafana 11.3 scenes-powered dashboards.

November 2024 saw six plugin releases, with a special focus on the rapidly growing Business Table panel. Here's a summary of the updates:

Business Table 1.9.0​

Added the highly requested add/delete row feature, new display column types, and editable types. This makes it the second plugin after Business Forms to support data transmission back to the source.

Add and Delete Rows in Business Table
Add and Delete Rows in Business Table
Add and delete rows, new column and editor types, Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Table 1.9.0
Add and delete rows, new column and editor types, Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Table 1.9.0

Business Charts 6.5.0​

The Visual Editor now supports scatter and boxplot chart types.

Improved Code Editor, included scatter and boxplot into Visual Editor, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Charts 6.5.0
Improved Code Editor, included scatter and boxplot into Visual Editor, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Charts 6.5.0

Business Calendar 3.8.0​

Enhanced Year Layout and added panel-specific language/datetime formats for multi-language dashboards.

Year View, Improved Internationalization, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes Updates in Business Calendar 3.8.0
Year View, Improved Internationalization, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes Updates in Business Calendar 3.8.0

Business Forms 4.9.0​

Introduced dynamic section generation alongside existing dynamic visual elements.

Dynamic sections, improved form elements, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Forms 4.9.0
Dynamic sections, improved form elements, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Forms 4.9.0
November 2024 Plugin Release Calendar
November 2024 Plugin Release Calendar

Documentation Revamp​

Keeping documentation current with rapidly evolving plugin features is a challenge. In November, we overhauled the documentation for the Business Table panel to make configuration steps clearer.

Business Table Configuration Flow
Business Table Configuration Flow

What do you think of the updated schema? Does it simplify the configuration process? Let us know!

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