What is Amazon Managed Grafana?
Amazon Managed Grafana is a fully managed service for the open-source visualization tool Grafana. The service provides secure, scalable Grafana workspaces without the complexity of self-management. You can create dashboards, configure alerts, and visualize data from various sources.
Core Features
- Fully Managed: Automatic scaling, updates, and high availability
- Native AWS Integration: One-click connection to CloudWatch, Prometheus, X-Ray
- Enterprise Plugins: Access to Grafana Enterprise plugins included
- SSO Integration: AWS IAM Identity Center, SAML 2.0, and IAM
- Workspace Isolation: Separate workspaces for teams or environments
Typical Use Cases
Kubernetes Monitoring: Visualize cluster metrics from Amazon Managed Prometheus. Preconfigured dashboards for EKS show pod status, resource utilization, and performance at a glance.
Multi-Cloud Observability: Aggregate metrics from AWS, other cloud providers, and on-premises systems in a unified view. Grafana supports over 80 data sources.
IoT Dashboards: Visualize time-series data from IoT sensors. Integration with Timestream for highly scalable time-series storage and querying.
Benefits
- No Grafana server management required
- Enterprise plugins without additional license costs
- Secure authentication via existing identity providers
- Pay-per-user instead of server-based licensing
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with Amazon Managed Grafana: dashboard design, data source integration, alert configuration, and migration of existing Grafana instances.
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Amazon Managed Grafana?
Amazon Managed Grafana is a fully managed Grafana service. AWS handles provisioning, scaling, patching, and security updates. You get full Grafana functionality without operational overhead.
What data sources are supported?
Managed Grafana supports AWS data sources (CloudWatch, Prometheus, X-Ray, Timestream) and many third-party sources: Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more.
How does user authentication work?
Managed Grafana integrates with AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO), SAML 2.0 identity providers, or AWS IAM. Teams can receive granular access permissions per dashboard or data source.
How much does Amazon Managed Grafana cost?
$9 per active editor user and $5 per active viewer user per month. Active users are those who logged in at least once during the billing period.