# Grafana Labs Unveils Agentic Operations Tools at ObservabilityCON 2026

> Grafana Labs releases Agent Observability and Assistant Watchers to boost AI-driven system operations.
- Title: Grafana Labs Unveils Agentic Operations Tools at…
- Summary: Grafana Labs releases Agent Observability and Assistant Watchers to boost AI-driven system operations. Grafana Labs launched Agent Observability with…
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- Source: Financial Post — https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/grafana-labs-charts-the-path-to-agentic-operations-with-watchers-pages-and-agent-observability-at-observabilitycon-2026
- Published: 2026-10-20T17:28:15+00:00
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- Topics: grafana labs, observabilitycon 2026, agent observability, assistant watchers, open telemetry, ai agents, grafana pages, grafana managed sandboxes, money, business
## Grafana Labs Announces New Releases
Grafana Labs unveiled Agent Observability with OpenTelemetry support and Assistant Watchers at ObservabilityCON 2026.
## AI for Observability Challenge
Teams face using agents to operate systems and understanding agent behavior as AI moves into production.
## 2026 State of Observability Report
68% of surveyed IT leaders moved AI for observability past pilots into production, but confidence varies.
## Assistant Watchers (GA)
Watchers are always-on agents that detect changes not captured in predefined alert rules using plain language descriptions.
## Grafana Managed Sandboxes (Preview)
Managed Sandboxes give Grafana Assistant a controlled cloud environment to develop fixes using repository code and live telemetry.
## Grafana Pages (Preview)
Grafana Pages allow teams to build visualizations beyond fixed constraints, making them closer to an app than a dashboard.
## Mat Ryer on AI Tools
Mat Ryer states Watchers surface emerging problems, Investigations help diagnose them, and Managed Sandboxes prepare fixes for human review.
## IDC Report Findings
Customers using Grafana Cloud AI tools reduced mean time to resolution by 63% and spent 46% less on each on-call shift.
## SailPoint Customer Testimonial
SailPoint uses Grafana Assistant to migrate telemetry and investigate incidents, reducing log analysis time from 15-20 minutes to five minutes.
## Key takeaway

Grafana Labs launched Agent Observability with OpenTelemetry support and Assistant Watchers to help teams monitor and control AI agents in production.