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 Duration 21 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to Grafana and Prometheus

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

Data Source Integration

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

Dashboard Development

  • Creating and importing dashboard configurations
  • Utilising various panel types, including graphs, tables, heatmaps, and statistical visualisations
  • Designing reusable templates with variables and dynamic filters

Advanced Querying and Data Transformation

  • Crafting and optimising PromQL queries
  • Applying transformations, mathematical functions, aliases, and derived fields
  • Unifying multiple data sources into a cohesive single view

Alerting and Notification Strategies

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

Performance and Scalability

  • Optimising dashboard responsiveness and caching strategies
  • Scaling Prometheus through federation and long-term storage solutions
  • Best practices for data retention policies and disk management

Access Control and Team Collaboration

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

Summary and Future Directions

Requirements

  • Practical experience with system monitoring frameworks or DevOps toolchains.
  • Proficiency in Linux operating systems and command-line interface usage.
  • A solid understanding of time-series data structures and fundamental networking principles.

Intended Audience

  • System and network administrators.
  • DevOps and site reliability engineers.
  • Professionals within monitoring and observability teams.

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