Compare suitability, operational responsibilities and limits before choosing this technology for a project. Which trade-offs should guide the decision?

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Grafana is useful for exploring telemetry and presenting dashboards across multiple data sources. It does not automatically collect or retain every underlying metric. Decide where data lives and who can query it; a dashboard’s visibility and a data source’s permissions are separate concerns.

When is Grafana a good fit?

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