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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Grafana and Prometheus

  • System architecture overview and practical use cases
  • Installation and configuration of Prometheus and Grafana
  • Understanding exporters and the Prometheus query language (PromQL)

Data Source Integration

  • Connecting Prometheus directly to Grafana
  • Integration with Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Loki
  • Leveraging JSON, CSV, and external API plugins

Managing Dashboards

  • Creating new dashboards and importing existing configurations
  • Utilizing various panels: graphs, tables, heatmaps, and stat visualizations
  • Developing reusable templates using variables and filters

Advanced Querying and Data Transformation

  • Writing and optimizing PromQL queries for better performance
  • Applying transformations, mathematical operations, aliases, and derived fields
  • Merging multiple data sources into a unified view

Alerting and Notification Systems

  • Defining alert rules and setting appropriate thresholds
  • Configuring Alertmanager and receivers (email, Slack, webhooks, etc.)
  • Managing alert silences and grouping strategies

Performance and Scalability

  • Optimizing dashboard load times and implementing caching
  • Scaling Prometheus via federation and long-term storage solutions
  • Best practices for data retention policies and disk usage management

Access Control and Team Collaboration

  • Establishing users, roles, and team structures
  • Configuring granular permissions and secure sharing mechanisms
  • Implementing version control and dashboard provisioning

Wrap-up and Recommendations

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with system monitoring or DevOps tools
  • Proficiency with Linux environments and command-line interfaces
  • Foundational understanding of time-series data and basic networking concepts

Target Audience

  • System and network administrators
  • DevOps and site reliability engineers
  • Monitoring and observability specialists

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