Master Educator Award, Tutorials, and 28 Million Downloads
Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the Business Gazette by Volkov Labs! This month was brimming with milestones, educational resources, and exciting updates. Here’s what’s in store:
- Master Educator Award: Celebrating our recognition by Grafana.
- Release Dashboard Tutorial: A step-by-step guide to crafting powerful Grafana dashboards.
- 28 Million Downloads: A major milestone for the Business Suite.
- Plugin Release News: Updates to Business Table, Charts, Calendar, and Forms.
- Documentation Revamp: Enhanced guides for the Business Table plugin.
Let’s dive into the highlights of November 2024!
Master Educator Award​
We’re thrilled to share that in December, we were honored with the Master Educator Grafana Champions Award! This prestigious accolade recognizes our commitment to empowering the Grafana community through high-quality blog posts, tutorials, and video guides.
During the online award ceremony, two key takeaways resonated with us:
- Grafana’s Championship program is a remarkable initiative for fostering community growth.
- Community recognition fuels our passion. We’re more inspired than ever to bring you innovative products, solutions, and tutorials in 2025. Stay tuned!
Curious about Grafana Champions or eager to share your own content? Connect with like-minded enthusiasts on the Grafana Forums!
Release Dashboard Tutorial​
At Volkov Labs, our mission is to equip the Grafana community with practical tools and knowledge. Our YouTube video, "Create Your Business Grafana Dashboard", has already inspired over 34,000 viewers, reflecting a strong desire to master Grafana dashboards.
To meet this demand, we’ve released a comprehensive tutorial on configuring our Release Dashboard—a tool we use daily to monitor Business Suite plugin development. This dashboard exemplifies Grafana’s flexibility and ease of use.
Why This Tutorial Stands Out​
- Core Visualizations: Showcases Grafana’s Time Series panel in multiple configurations.
- Custom Plugins: Highlights Business Charts and Business Calendar for unique data perspectives.
- User Input: Features the Business Forms panel for seamless data entry into a Timescale data source.
Explore the Resources​
- Live Demo: See the Release Dashboard in action.
- Detailed Guide: Read our in-depth blog post on configuration, database structure, and panel setup.
Create a Business Dashboard in Grafana for release management - Video Tutorial: Watch our comprehensive video for insights on data sources, transformations, and more.
How to Create a Business Dashboard in Grafana | Plugin Release Dashboard
28 Million Downloads Milestone​
We’re overjoyed to announce that downloads for our Business Suite plugins are nearing 30 million! As of November 2024, we’ve reached 28 million, and we’re optimistic about hitting the next milestone before the year closes.
Plugin Release News​
All updated plugins are fully compatible with Grafana 11.3 scenes-powered dashboards.
November 2024 brought six plugin releases, with significant enhancements to the fast-evolving Business Table panel. Here’s a roundup of the updates:
Business Table 1.9.0​
Introduced the much-requested add/delete row feature, along with new display column types and editable types. This makes it the second plugin after Business Forms to enable data transmission back to the source.
Business Charts 6.5.0​
The Visual Editor now supports scatter and boxplot chart types for richer data visualization.
Business Calendar 3.8.0​
Improved the Year Layout and added panel-specific language and datetime formats to support multi-language dashboards.
Business Forms 4.9.0​
Added dynamic section generation, complementing the existing dynamic visual elements for greater flexibility.
Documentation Revamp​
Keeping documentation aligned with fast-evolving plugin features is no small feat. In November, we completely updated the guides for the Business Table panel to streamline the configuration process.
What do you think of the new schema? Does it make configuration easier? We’d love to hear your feedback!
We’d Love to Hear From You!​
Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we’re excited to connect with our community and partners. Whether you have a creative idea, or an issue to report, here are the best ways to reach out:
- Enterprise Partners: Need support or have an urgent request? Submit a Zendesk ticket for fast, personalized assistance from our team.
- Community Members: Have a feature suggestion, or bug to report? Start a conversation by creating a GitHub discussions. We’re all ears!
- Join the Conversation: Stay in the loop and share your thoughts! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and drop a comment—we’re eager to hear your perspective.
Your input drives our improvement, so don’t hesitate to connect with us!
