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title: Amazon Managed Grafana (AMG)
description: AMG is AWS’s managed Grafana service — workspaces, data sources (CloudWatch, AMP, X-Ray), and IAM Identity Center seat management without self-hosting Grafana.
url: https://www.factualminds.com/glossary/amazon-managed-grafana/
publishDate: 2026-07-22
updateDate: 2026-07-22
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# Amazon Managed Grafana (AMG)

> AMG is AWS’s managed Grafana service — workspaces, data sources (CloudWatch, AMP, X-Ray), and IAM Identity Center seat management without self-hosting Grafana.

## Definition

**Amazon Managed Grafana (AMG)** provides fully managed Grafana workspaces on AWS. Connect data sources such as CloudWatch, **AMP**, X-Ray/Application Signals-related views, and third-party systems; authenticate users with IAM Identity Center; and avoid operating Grafana servers, plugins, and upgrades yourself.

## When to use it

- Teams standardized on Grafana dashboards across AWS and non-AWS data
- Need for Editor/Viewer seat controls and SSO via IAM Identity Center
- AMP + Grafana as the PromQL visualization plane

## When not to use it

- CloudWatch dashboards already answer the questions — AMG seats add cost for little gain
- Single-engineer accounts where CloudWatch console is enough

## Tips

- Prefer **Viewer** seats for most engineers; Editors are a common cost leak
- Pair with the [AMG workspace best practices (2026)](/blog/amazon-managed-grafana-workspace-best-practices-2026/) guide for Grafana version upgrades and NAC/VPC

## Gotchas

### Serious

- Granting every engineer Editor multiplies monthly seat cost
- Datasource sprawl without ownership produces zombie dashboards

## Related FactualMinds content

- [Amazon Managed Grafana workspace best practices](/blog/amazon-managed-grafana-workspace-best-practices-2026/)
- [Amazon Managed Prometheus](/glossary/amazon-managed-prometheus/)

## Related AWS Services

- aws-managed-services
- devops-pipeline-setup

## Related Posts

- amazon-managed-grafana-workspace-best-practices-2026
- aws-observability-beyond-cloudwatch-otel-prometheus-grafana-2026
- prometheus-cardinality-explosion-amp-cloudwatch-cost-control

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*Source: https://www.factualminds.com/glossary/amazon-managed-grafana/*