As we wrap 2024, it has been so fun to see our LM community shifting from an online network of individuals to an ecosystem of opportunities, problem-solvers, and visionaries. This year wasn't just about numbers—it was about meaningful connections, shared learning, and collective progress while exploring ways to reduce the noise and provide more insights to your day-to-day impact as an O11y practitioner.

User Group Dinners: Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers

We launched our User Group Dinners, transforming networking from a transactional experience to a meaningful connection platform:

Intimate, curated gatherings with more than 20 accounts across the globe
Sharing experience and building lasting professional relationships
Our most exciting community innovation emerged with the Founders Club formed with our User Group attendees

Product Roadmap Roadshow

We took our product vision directly to our community, creating an unprecedented level of transparency and engagement. The Roadmap Roadshow allowed members to:

Get an exclusive look into our strategic direction
Provide direct feedback to product teams and our commitment to closing the loop
Understand the 'why' behind our product evolution

LM Training | LIVE: Alert! Troubleshoot, and Fix it

Our most ambitious learning initiative to date:

Hosted 6 sessions in 4 major cities
Over 150 passionate professionals attended
Interactive training sessions with live demos
Bridged learning with in-person networking and use-case exchanges
Face-to-face roundtable discussions with our product leaders

For more insights to our LM Training | LIVE experience, check out our recap and FAQs:

LM Training | LIVE 2024 Recap: A high-level overview of the experience
LM Training | LIVE Frequently Asked Questions A compiled list of the most frequently asked questions and/or topics raised by our attendees

NEW LM Community Product Content Series

We are working hard on creating more value in the LM Community specifically around education and product resources. Check out a few of our new blog series including:

🎁 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Have you seen the news? First 100 LM Community Members in the US who comment will be selected to receive our exclusive LM Community socks! Comment below on something you’ve enjoyed in the community, something you’re looking forward to, recommendations, or check out our product blogs and leave an “ah-ha” moment to enter.

LM User Groups go Down Under!

We were so excited to end the year with two User Group events in Sydney and Melbourne! Can’t wait to continue the momentum with our LM Training | LIVE | APJ series in February.

2025: Elevating Our Community Experience

With all that has happened in the last year, we are stoked to see what’s coming in next year. Here are some key highlights to what’s to come in our LM Community | 2025.

LM Product Power Hour (Monthly Series)

Get ready for our most interactive knowledge-sharing initiative yet! Product Power Hour will be a monthly deep-dive session with co-hosts from our product leadership team where community members can:

Hear the latest and greatest in our product innovation, one product area at a time
Get real-time insights with live demos and best practices from industry leaders
Participate in interactive Q&A and problem-solving exercises in real-time

International Friends: We will try to rotate to make some of these sessions as accessible as possible for our global audience, and will provide detailed recaps and recordings for those unable to attend.

User Group Expansion

We're not just growing—we're scaling with purpose. Hybrid is the New Normal and we will take advantage to provide a variety of opportunities in 2025

Understanding that connection happens everywhere, we're evolving our gathering model:

In-Person Experiences: Intimate, focused regional meetups, including dinner or networking events
Virtual Options: High-quality, engaging online experiences led by your peers

Stay tuned for our upcoming cities, or feel free to submit interest with a city near you

LM Elevate: The Ultimate Community Experience

Our company Elevate conference is transforming into a holistic LM Community integration with plans to expand opportunities:

Day Zero: Focused on the practitioner experience and development
Networking designed for meaningful connections
Showcase of community-driven use-case exchange

Your Invitation to Shape 2025

We invite every community member to contribute, challenge our assumptions, and help us create an even more dynamic experience in 2025. If you are interested in speaking at any of our events, or contributing to the LM Community, complete our interest form here.

Time to UN-wrap your LM Community gift

DON’T FORGET: All blog comments by users in the US in the month of December will be entered to receive some exclusive LM Community socks! Comment below something you are looking forward to in 2025, or on any of our content series. I will reach out by January 5th to all winners.

Looking forward to getting to know more of you next year!

Suzanne