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title: "Resources and next steps | Grafana Labs"
description: "Resources and next steps for working with data sources"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## You’re set up to work with data sources

You can choose a data source, connect it with a guided learning path, and put it to work by querying, visualizing, and alerting on your data where it already lives. Here’s where to go next.

## Documentation

Learn more about connecting and using data sources:

- [Data sources reference](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/datasources/)
- [Explore](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/explore/)
- [Dashboards and visualizations](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/)
- [Grafana Alerting](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/)
- [Troubleshoot data sources](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/datasources/troubleshooting/)

## Blog posts

See data sources in action:

- [Grafana for beginners: Quick tips to add a data source, choose a visualization, and more](https://grafana.com/blog/grafana-for-beginners-quick-tips-to-add-a-data-source-choose-a-visualization-type-and-more/)
- [How to work with multiple data sources in Grafana dashboards: best practices to get started](https://grafana.com/blog/how-to-work-with-multiple-data-sources-in-grafana-dashboards-best-practices-to-get-started/)
- [Data sources, visualizations, and apps: A guide to extending and customizing Grafana](https://grafana.com/blog/data-sources-visualizations-and-apps-a-guide-to-extending-and-customizing-grafana/)
- [Infinity plugin for Grafana: Grafana Labs will now maintain the versatile data source plugin](https://grafana.com/blog/infinity-plugin-for-grafana-grafana-labs-will-now-maintain-the-versatile-data-source-plugin/)
- [Visualize Google Cloud BigQuery data in Grafana: the latest updates, key features, and more](https://grafana.com/blog/2025/06/18/visualize-google-cloud-bigquery-data-in-grafana-the-latest-updates-key-features-and-more/)

## Community

Connect with other Grafana users:

- [Grafana Community Forums](https://community.grafana.com/)
- [Grafana Slack](https://slack.grafana.com/)

## Continue learning

Here are additional resources to continue learning:

- [Data source management](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/administration/data-source-management/)
- [Data source security best practices](https://grafana.com/blog/data-source-security-in-grafana-best-practices-and-what-to-avoid/)
- [Integrations](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-integrations/)
- [Send data from external collectors](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-send-data/)
- [Cloud Provider Observability](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-cp-olly/)
- [Database Observability](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-db-olly/)