GrafanaCon 2025 - Session Notes & Preparation

GrafanaCon 2025

Conference Agenda

About

This repository contains session notes, code examples, and preparation materials for GrafanaCon 2025. All code examples are written in Hy, a Lisp dialect embedded in Python.

Setup

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• uv or Poetry (optional)
• Hy
• Emacs with Org mode (recommended)

Installation

Using the Makefile:

make setup
make init

Directory Structure

• src/ - Hy code examples
• src/tutorials/ - Tutorial code examples
• notes/ - Session notes in Org format
• data/ - Datasets and examples
• tutorials/ - Org mode tutorials with embedded Hy code

Sessions of Interest

(defn hello-grafana []
  (print "Hello, GrafanaCon 2025!")
  (print "Monitoring as code with Hy"))

(when (= __name__ "__main__")
  (hello-grafana))

Key Takeaways

Metrics and Dashboards

• [ ] Explore Grafana Mimir architecture
• [ ] Test k6 load testing integrations

Observability

• [ ] Review OpenTelemetry instrumentation examples
• [ ] Implement examples with Hy

Data Visualization

• [ ] Create custom panel plugins
• [ ] Explore time series forecasting