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Duration 21 hours
Course Outline
Introduction to Grafana and Prometheus
- Architectural overview and practical use cases
- Installation and configuration of Prometheus and Grafana
- Overview of exporters and the Prometheus query language (PromQL)
Data Source Integration
- Establishing connections between Prometheus and Grafana
- Integrations with Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Loki
- Utilizing JSON, CSV, and external API plugins
Working with Dashboards
- Creating and importing dashboard layouts
- Implementing panels such as graphs, tables, heatmaps, and stat visualizations
- Developing reusable templates using variables and filters
Advanced Querying and Data Transformation
- Writing and optimizing PromQL queries
- Leveraging transformations, mathematical operations, aliases, and derived fields
- Consolidating multiple data sources into unified views
Alerting and Notifications
- Configuring alert rules and defining thresholds
- Utilizing Alertmanager and setting up receivers (e.g., email, Slack, webhooks)
- Managing alert silences and grouping strategies
Performance and Scaling Considerations
- Optimizing dashboard performance and caching mechanisms
- Scaling Prometheus through federation and long-term storage solutions
- Best practices for data retention and disk utilization
Access Control and Collaboration
- Establishing users, roles, and team structures
- Configuring permissions and secure sharing protocols
- Implementing version control and dashboard provisioning
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Experience with system monitoring or DevOps tooling
- Familiarity with Linux environments and command-line interfaces
- Understanding of time-series data and fundamental networking concepts
Target Audience
- System and network administrators
- DevOps and site reliability engineers
- Teams focused on monitoring and observability
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