Custom dashboards, embedded panels, alerting and self-hosting. We build Grafana-based monitoring platforms for IoT, ops teams and data analysis – GDPR-compliant on German infrastructure.
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Grafana is the leading open-source platform for monitoring and data visualization. Over 20 million active instances worldwide, the industry standard for ops teams. Connects to any data source: InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, MQTT.
Grafana is, alongside ThingsBoard, one of the core foundations on which we build IoT platforms. Grafana is our tool for technical monitoring dashboards and ops teams. ThingsBoard is used for end-customer dashboards and device management. Both complement each other.
Custom dashboards, embedded panels, alerting or self-hosting – we develop and operate Grafana platforms for your use case.
Panels, layouts, template variables for dynamic views. Sensor time series, device status, KPIs – visualized for ops teams and management.
Threshold alerts, anomaly detection, escalation logic. Notifications via email, Slack, PagerDuty, Teams – reliable, without polling.
Embed Grafana panels into your own web portals, customer dashboards or React applications. Iframe and API-based, with token auth.
InfluxDB and TimescaleDB for IoT time-series data, PostgreSQL for master data, Prometheus for system metrics – all in one dashboard.
Organizations and teams, role-based access control. Each team sees only its own data, its own dashboards, its own alerting rules.
Process visualization, equipment status, flowcharts for industrial environments. Canvas plugin for custom layout design.
Data Sources
The right database for your use case
High-frequency sensor data, optimized for time series. Fast range queries across millions of data points.
SQL-compatible, ideal when sensor data needs to be combined with master data (JOINs).
Device configuration, tenant data, master data – query directly from the ThingsBoard database.
System metrics of the IoT infrastructure: CPU, memory, MQTT broker stats, Node.js metrics.
We choose the data source based on your use case – not personal preference.
Running Grafana on dedicated infrastructure
We deploy and operate Grafana on dedicated servers in German data centers. Docker-based, CI/CD-ready. No Grafana Cloud vendor lock-in – full control over data and configuration.
Migration from Grafana Cloud to self-hosted including dashboard export, data source configuration and alerting transfer.
Reproducible container-based deployments, CI/CD pipeline, infrastructure-as-code
Dedicated servers in German data centers, full GDPR compliance
Prometheus and Alertmanager monitor the Grafana instance itself – outages are detected immediately
Automated backups, regular updates, security patches in ongoing operations
Migration from Grafana Cloud to self-hosted: dashboards, data sources, alerting rules
Updates, capacity planning and incident response in ongoing operations
Grafana
For most IoT projects, Grafana OSS is sufficient.
Free and open source. 50+ data sources, dashboards, alerting, teams and organizations. Limited SAML/LDAP. Fully sufficient for most IoT projects.
Licensed. Additional enterprise data sources, full SAML/LDAP, audit logs and advanced access control. For compliance requirements in regulated environments.
Not isolated, but as the monitoring layer in the IoT stack
End-customer dashboards and device management. 600+ widgets, multi-tenant, rule engine – complements Grafana as the platform core.
Time-series database for high-frequency sensor data. Primary data source for Grafana IoT dashboards.
Metrics of the IoT infrastructure: MQTT broker, Node.js, databases – natively integrated into Grafana.
Custom backend for MQTT ingestion, WebSocket streams and data processing between sensors and Grafana.
Flow-based integration for data pipelines, protocol conversion and ERP connectivity.
Mobile apps with embedded Grafana panels: sensor dashboards, push alerting, offline sync.
Grafana services for different starting points
You have sensor data in InfluxDB or Prometheus and need structured dashboards and reliable alerting. We build the dashboards, you operate them.
You already use Grafana and want custom dashboards, embedded panels or multi-tenant views. We extend your existing installation.
You run ThingsBoard or a custom platform and need Grafana as a monitoring layer for ops teams and technical analysis.
You deliver IoT projects to your customers and need Grafana expertise for dashboards, alerting and embedded panels.
Grafana development is merkaio. Analysis, architecture, development, operations – all under one brand. From the first dashboard concept to ongoing managed operations.
Discover merkaioFrequently asked questions about Grafana dashboards and IoT monitoring
Grafana for technical monitoring dashboards, ops alerting and data analysis. ThingsBoard for end-customer dashboards, device management and multi-tenant. In our IoT projects, both run in parallel with a clear separation of responsibilities.
Yes. Via embedded panels (iframe with auth token) or the Grafana HTTP API, dashboards and individual panels can be integrated into React applications, customer portals or mobile apps. We configure token auth and CORS settings.
Over 50 data sources out-of-the-box: InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Loki and many more. For IoT projects, we primarily use InfluxDB (time series) and Prometheus (infrastructure metrics).
Self-hosted on Hetzner. Full control, no vendor dependency, GDPR-compliant without public cloud. Grafana Cloud has advantages for very small teams without their own infrastructure – for IoT projects with sensor data in Germany, we recommend self-hosted.
For most IoT projects, Grafana OSS is sufficient. Enterprise becomes relevant for compliance requirements (audit logs), full SAML/LDAP or enterprise-only data sources. We advise on the most cost-effective edition decision.
Yes. Via organizations and teams, multi-tenant structures can be implemented: each organization has its own dashboards, data sources and alerting rules. For true tenant isolation with customer hierarchy, we recommend ThingsBoard as a complement.
Grafana Alerting (Unified Alerting since v9) is production-proven and supports multi-channel notifications (email, Slack, PagerDuty, Teams), escalation logic and silence rules. For critical alarms, we additionally recommend Alertmanager as a routing layer.
Yes. We export dashboards, data source configurations and alerting rules, deploy Grafana on Hetzner and configure the new instance. Including monitoring setup and managed operations option.
Whether a specific IT challenge or just an idea – we look forward to the exchange. In a brief conversation, we'll evaluate together if and how your project fits with WZ-IT.
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Timo Wevelsiep
Lead IoT Solutions Architect
