Releasesby IbisInvestigate alerts and incidents with Grafana Assistant in IRM
UpdateyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 16, 2026
Grafana IRM brings Grafana Assistant into the places where you respond to alerts and incidents. Start an investigation and review what it found without switching tools. Investigate an alert from Slack Click Investigate this alert on an IRM alert group message in Slack.
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