# Amazon Managed Grafana — artifacts for the 2026 workspace best-practices post

Companion files for:
[Amazon Managed Grafana (2026): Workspace Best Practices](https://www.factualminds.com/blog/amazon-managed-grafana-workspace-best-practices-2026/)

## Files

| File | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| [`amg-seat-cost-model.csv`](./amg-seat-cost-model.csv) | Mid-2026 seat scenarios (Editor/Viewer/Enterprise/API/service account) |
| [`workspace-create.sh`](./workspace-create.sh) | Example `aws grafana create-workspace` for Grafana **12.4** + IAM Identity Center |
| [`amg-best-practices-checklist.md`](./amg-best-practices-checklist.md) | Ops checklist: auth, seats, NAC, VPC, CMK, upgrade, alerting |

## Assumptions

- Pricing figures are the **mid-2026** public model: Editor/Admin **$9**, Viewer **$5**, Enterprise plugins **+$45**, per active user per workspace per month. Confirm on [Amazon Managed Grafana pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/grafana/pricing/) before budgeting.
- `workspace-create.sh` expects `GRAFANA_WORKSPACE_ROLE_ARN` and AWS CLI credentials with Grafana admin permissions. It does **not** create the IAM role for you.
- This pack is about **AMG workspace ops**. For “should we adopt AMP/AMG at all?”, see the [observability tier decision matrix](../observability-stack/observability-tier-decision-matrix.md).

## Quick start

```bash
# Seat math (open in any spreadsheet)
open amg-seat-cost-model.csv

# Create a 12.4 workspace (after you create the IAM role)
export GRAFANA_WORKSPACE_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::ACCOUNT:role/AmgWorkspaceRole
chmod +x workspace-create.sh
./workspace-create.sh
```