Crest Data at ObservabilityCON 2026
A full-spectrum Grafana partner for your observability stack.
ObservabilityCON 2026 brought together engineering and platform leaders, SREs, developers, ecosystem partners, and the Grafana community to explore the latest developments in observability. As a Champion sponsor, Crest Data joined the community to discuss the future of enterprise observability.
As a Grafana Marketplace launch partner and trusted observability partner, we connected with organizations looking to unify monitoring across IT, storage, SaaS, and security through native Grafana plugins, custom dashboards, and low-risk migrations. At ObservabilityCON 2026, we highlighted how enterprises can consolidate fragmented tooling into a single pane of glass through query-in-place engineering, automation, and deep domain expertise.
Why Organizations Connected with Crest Data
We helped enterprises bring every layer of their technology stack into Grafana across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
During ObservabilityCON 2026, we discussed how organizations could address their observability challenges through native integrations, tailored dashboards, and structured platform migrations.
Featured Grafana Services
Marketplace Plugins
We design, develop, and maintain commercial Grafana plugins across storage, network, SaaS, and security platforms, querying systems directly through native REST APIs with no agents or exporters.
Implementation
We provide end-to-end Grafana implementation services, helping enterprises rapidly deploy and operationalize the platform to maximize observability and system reliability.
Customization
Crest Data can build custom Grafana dashboards and alert rules that turn raw telemetry into operational clarity and proactive actions for IT, DevOps, and security teams.
Migration to Grafana
We consolidate fragmented monitoring tools into Grafana with structured, low-risk migrations, rebuilding dashboards and alerts with validated data parity.
Why Enterprises Choose Crest Data for Grafana
Launch Partner Leadership
- 25 commercial plugins live at the Grafana Marketplace launch
- Built and maintained in collaboration with Grafana Labs
Query-in-Place Architecture
- Native REST API plugins with no agents, exporters, or ETL middleware
- Reducing cost and accelerating security approvals
Fast Time to Value
- Go from installation to live visualization in under 5 minutes
- With pre-built dashboards for throughput, health, and performance
Broad Platform Coverage
- One partner for storage, network, SaaS, and security visibility
- Across Akamai, Dell PowerScale, FortiGate, Meraki, NetApp ONTAP, Proofpoint, Tableau, Zoom, and Zscaler
Delivering Measurable Value
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Commercial plugins live on the Grafana Marketplace
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From install to live visualization out of the box
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Enterprise Observability and Security Implementations
ObservabilityCON 2026: Event Highlights
ObservabilityCON 2026 provided an opportunity to connect with the Grafana community and exchange perspectives on the evolving needs of enterprise observability.
We valued the opportunity to engage with engineering and platform teams exploring unified monitoring, native integrations, custom dashboards, and more efficient approaches to observability modernization.
Case Studies • Blogs • Updates
Our Experiences Define Our Identity
PR
Crest Data More Than Doubles Its Grafana Plugin Portfolio to 25 at ObservabilityCON 2026
Crest Data expands its Grafana plugin portfolio to 25 with 15 new commercial plugins spanning security, network, virtualization, SaaS, and data protection.
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Blog
Observability Maturity Guide: From Telemetry to Business Outcomes
A vendor-neutral guide for turning telemetry into reliable services, stronger engineering practices, and better digital experiences.
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Blog
Powering the New Grafana Marketplace
The team at Crest Data is excited to announce our expansion into the newly launched Grafana Marketplace, unveiled at GrafanaCON 2026.
Read MoreThank You for Connecting with Crest Data at ObservabilityCON 2026
We appreciated the opportunity to discuss enterprise observability, Grafana integrations, and strategies for simplifying monitoring across complex IT environments. We look forward to continuing these conversations and helping organizations build more unified, scalable, and actionable observability platforms.
