This article outlines Grafana Labs' key achievements in 2025, including the launch of Grafana 12 and the introduction of the AI-powered Grafana Assistant. It also discusses significant milestones in open source projects and the expansion of Grafana's community efforts, particularly in Japan.

Grafana has released version 1.0 of the k6 Operator, a tool designed to simplify distributed performance testing within Kubernetes environments. This release includes bug fixes, improved Helm chart configurations, and a commitment to regular maintenance updates and predictable release schedules, enhancing usability while maintaining security and performance.

Grafana Labs has donated its open-source eBPF-based instrumentation tool, Beyla, to the OpenTelemetry project to enhance application-level telemetry without the need for recompilation. This move aims to fill gaps in existing OpenTelemetry tooling and foster community ownership, enabling further innovation in zero-code instrumentation. Beyla will continue to exist as a Grafana-specific distribution while aligning with the upstream OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation project.