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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Foundations of Grafana and Prometheus

  • Architectural overview and practical use cases
  • Installation and configuration of Prometheus and Grafana
  • Introduction to exporters and the Prometheus query language (PromQL)

Data Source Connectivity

  • Linking Prometheus directly to Grafana
  • Integrations with Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Loki
  • Utilizing JSON, CSV, and external API plugins

Dashboard Development

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

Advanced Querying and Data Processing

  • Authoring and optimizing PromQL queries
  • Applying transformations, mathematical operations, aliases, and derived fields
  • Consolidating multiple data sources into unified views

Alerting and Notification Strategies

  • Defining alert rules and thresholds
  • Configuring Alertmanager and setting up alert receivers (email, Slack, webhook, etc.)
  • Managing alert silences and grouping mechanisms

Performance Optimization and Scalability

  • Enhancing dashboard performance and caching strategies
  • Scaling Prometheus via federation and long-term storage solutions
  • Best practices for data retention and disk usage management

Access Control and Team Collaboration

  • Establishing 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
  • Proficiency in Linux environments and command-line operations
  • A solid grasp 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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