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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Foundations of Grafana and Prometheus

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

Data Source Connectivity

  • Establishing connections between Prometheus and Grafana
  • Integrating with Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Loki
  • Leveraging JSON, CSV, and external API plugins

Dashboard Development

  • Creation and importation of dashboards
  • Utilizing diverse panels: graphs, tables, heatmaps, and statistical visualizations
  • Building reusable templates through variables and filters

Sophisticated Querying and Data Manipulation

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

Alerting and Notification Systems

  • Defining alert rules and performance thresholds
  • Utilizing Alertmanager and configuring receivers (email, Slack, webhooks, etc.)
  • Administering alert silences and grouping strategies

Performance Optimization and Scaling

  • Enhancing dashboard performance through efficient caching
  • Scaling Prometheus via federation and long-term storage solutions
  • Adopting best practices for data retention and disk management

Access Management and Team Collaboration

  • Provisioning users, roles, and team structures
  • Configuring granular permissions and secure sharing protocols
  • Implementing version control and automated dashboard provisioning

Conclusion and Future Pathways

Requirements

  • Practical experience with system monitoring or DevOps toolsets
  • Proficiency with Linux environments and command-line operations
  • Foundational understanding of time-series data and basic networking principles

Target Audience

  • System and network administrators
  • DevOps engineers and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
  • Members of monitoring and observability teams

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