Now GA: Full-stack Observability with the Grafana Cloud Knowledge Graph (Formerly Asserts)
See how Grafana Cloud’s Knowledge Graph (previously Asserts) turns complexity into clarity. In this demo from ObservabilityCON, explore how unified entities, contextual insights, and AI-powered investigation speed up root cause analysis across your stack. Built on open standards—and available to all Grafana Cloud users.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Solving Complexity in Modern Systems
01:09 – From Signals to Silos: Why Observability is Hard
02:00 – Enter: Asserts & the Evolution to Knowledge Graph
02:52 – What Is the Knowledge Graph?
04:11 – Powered by OpenTelemetry, Alloy, and More
04:59 – Unified Experience for All Your Entities
06:01 – Root Cause Analysis Across Infra & App Layers
06:58 – No Rebuild Required: Use Your Existing Dashboards
07:56 – Entity Catalog & Relationship Mapping
08:53 – Always-On Proactive Insights
09:47 – Explore Blast Radius with “Shopping Cart” Pattern
10:38 – Bring Your Own Dashboards, Entities, and Alerts
12:36 – Live Demo
23:30 – But What If Assistant Did It for You?
24:50 – Letting Grafana Assistant Run the Investigation
26:19 – Generating Hypotheses from Logs, Traces, and Health
28:18 – Using TempoQL to Trace Bad SQL
29:02 – Final Takeaway: Accessible, AI-Powered RCA for Everyone
Links/resources:
Learn about the Knowledge Graph: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-clou...
Read the announcement blog: https://grafana.com/blog/2025/10/08/o...
Get started with the Grafana Cloud forever-free tier: https://grafana.com/g/cloud
Have a question? Ask Grot, your AI helper: https://grafana.com/grot/
Reach out in our community forums: https://gra.fan/communityyf
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