Releasesby GlyphCatch hardcoded secrets in Grafana Cloud k6 scripts
As you write a performance test in Grafana Cloud k6, the script editor can flag hardcoded API keys, tokens, and passwords before you run the test. Those values are stored in plaintext in the script, so leaving them there puts credentials at risk when you share the file or check it into version control.
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Skill and plugin sharing in CoCo (Public Preview)
Skill and plugin sharing is now available in public preview. Share, discover, and govern CoCo skills and plugins across your Snowflake account. Publish them as Cortex Extension objects that teammates can find and install, with administrator certification, access control, and usage telemetry. For more information, see Share skills and plugins .
Governed tags system table is in Beta
The system.tags.governed_tags system table is in Beta . This table contains a record for each governed tag key in your account, including customer-created and system-generated tags. Use it to programmatically determine which tags in your account are governed. See Governed tags system table reference .
Git CLI commands in Git folders are now in Public Preview
Git CLI commands in Git folders are now in Public Preview . Git folders that you create from the UI automatically get Git CLI access when your workspace is eligible, so you can run standard Git commands such as git stash , interactive rebase, pre-commit hooks, Git submodules, and Large File Storage (LFS) directly from a Databricks terminal.
Diagnose and fix Lakebase issues with Genie, using telemetry in Unity Catalog (Beta)
Lakebase adds AI-assisted troubleshooting: database issues and early warnings are surfaced to you with Insights , and you can then investigate and fix them conversationally with Genie . Both draw on database telemetry captured to Unity Catalog. See Observability .
Knowledge Catalog governance workflows for data product access in preview
Governance workflows add automated controls for data product access management through a request-review mechanism.
Claude Opus 5 launches with a 1M token context window at $5 / $25 per MTok
Claude Opus 5 improves on Opus 4.8 with a 1M token context window, 128k max output and thinking on by default, at the same $5 / $25 per MTok price. It is available on the Claude API, Bedrock, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.
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Volumetric Policies for Adaptive Traces are Generally Available
Cost-effectively get the right representative mix of traces with volumetric policies! Now Generally Available, volumetric policies intelligently balance cost, service representation, and value to automagically give you the right traces. We’ve bolstered volumetric policies under the hood to be even more cost predictable.
Cost Attribution for Synthetic Monitoring: Track spend by team, cost center, or other dimensions
Synthetic Monitoring usage is now included in Grafana Cloud Cost Attribution, as part of the Cost Management and Billing App. You can attribute the cost of your checks to whatever dimensions matter to your organization: teams, cost centers, business units, services, or even your own customers.
AI Observability is now Agent Observability: Updated branding and migration guide
Grafana’s AI Observability (alias: Sigil) is being renamed to Grafana Agent Observability. As the product has grown to cover full agent lifecycles , from tool use to evaluations to guardrails , the name is catching up to what it already does.
Manage Grafana Cloud IP allowlists with one API
Keep your firewall automation synchronized with Grafana Cloud through one versioned Allowlist API. A consistent JSON format across services and regions makes allowlists easier to retrieve, parse, and validate. Choose the scope that matches your environment: global, regional, or per-service.
Try Grafana Assistant on Grafana Play; no set-up required
The fastest way yet to see what Grafana Assistant can do. Head to play.grafana.org and start a conversation right there in our public sandbox. No install, no account, no setup , just you and the Assistant on real Grafana data.
Workspace is now generally available in Grafana Cloud
Workspace, the agent-native interface for Grafana Cloud, is now generally available in Grafana Cloud. Instead of hopping between tabs to pull a query here, a dashboard there, and an incident timeline somewhere else, you and the Assistant work side by side in a single, full-page view: building reports, correlating signals, and running everyday observability...
Grafana Assistant Usage Attribution
Understand who is using Grafana Assistant and how AI token usage contributes to your costs directly in the Cost Management and Billing App. We’re excited to introduce Grafana Assistant Usage Attribution, giving administrators visibility into Assistant token consumption across their organization.
Sync OpenTelemetry Collector pipelines with GitHub Action
Following our announcement that OpAMP support is generally available in Fleet Management, we’ve updated our GitHub Action to support OpenTelemetry pipelines along with Alloy ones. Now you can manage all your configuration as code with one Action.