Grafana 12.3 & Tempo 2.9: Smarter Logs, AI Tracing, and TraceQL Upgrades | Observability Tips

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Dive into the latest Grafana releases: Grafana 12.3 with smarter logs features like color highlighting, advanced filtering, and interactive learning for easier log exploration. Plus, Grafana Tempo 2.9 introduces MCP server support for AI assistants, improved TraceQL sampling, and better metrics for high-volume tracing. In this video, we break down how these updates enhance observability, compare them to tools like Datadog and Splunk, and share community feedback from experts like Deutsche Bank's Florin Lungu. Learn about rebuilt logs panels, timestamp precision, logs context views, field selectors, and AI-driven insights in tracing. Perfect for developers and DevOps teams upgrading their monitoring stacks. Key topics covered: - Smarter logs in Grafana 12.3 - MCP server and TraceQL upgrades in Tempo 2.9 - Probabilistic sampling for performance - Upgrade tips and cautions - Open source observability best practices Subscribe for more on Grafana, tracing, and logging tools. #Grafana #Observability #Tracing #Logging #TraceQL #MCP #Tempo