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Fundamentals of Grafana and Prometheus

  • Architectural overview and key use cases
  • Installation and configuration of Prometheus and Grafana
  • Understanding exporters and the Prometheus query language (PromQL)

Integrating Data Sources

  • Establishing connections between Prometheus and Grafana
  • Incorporating data from Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Loki
  • Leveraging JSON, CSV, and external API plugins

Dashboard Development

  • Building and importing dashboards
  • Utilizing various panel types: graphs, tables, heatmaps, and stat visualizations
  • Creating reusable templates using variables and filters

Sophisticated Querying and Data Processing

  • Constructing and optimizing PromQL queries
  • Applying transformations, mathematical operations, aliases, and derived fields
  • Consolidating multiple data sources into a unified view

Alerting and Notification Systems

  • Defining alert rules and thresholds
  • Configuring Alertmanager and setting up alert receivers (e.g., email, Slack, webhook)
  • Oversight of alert silences and grouping strategies

Performance and Scalability Strategies

  • Enhancing dashboard performance and implementing caching
  • Scaling Prometheus through federation and long-term storage solutions
  • Best practices regarding data retention and disk management

Access Management and Collaboration

  • Setting up users, roles, and team structures
  • Configuring permissions and secure sharing protocols
  • Implementing version control and dashboard provisioning

Conclusion and Future Pathways

Requirements

  • Practical experience with system monitoring or DevOps tooling
  • Comfort with Linux environments and command-line interfaces
  • Conceptual understanding of time-series data and fundamental networking principles

Target Audience

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