Grafana Comprehensive Training Course
Grafana serves as an open-source platform designed for monitoring and observability, empowering users to visualise, query, and interpret data across diverse data sources.
This instructor-led live training, available either online or onsite, is tailored for intermediate-level system administrators and monitoring professionals who aim to utilise Grafana effectively for establishing monitoring solutions, managing dashboards, and generating alerts.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:
- Distinguish between observability and monitoring.
- Install and configure the Grafana server.
- Configure and integrate various data sources, including Prometheus, InfluxDB, and ElasticSearch.
- Create, manage, and customise dashboards and charts.
- Utilise variables and queries to develop dynamic dashboards.
- Configure notifications and alerts within Grafana.
- Install and manage plugins to enhance Grafana’s capabilities.
Course Format
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- Extensive exercises and practical practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customisation Options
- To request a customised training for this course, please get in touch with us to make arrangements.
Course Outline
Introduction to Grafana
- Overview of observability versus monitoring.
- Understanding Grafana’s features and architecture.
- Performing the installation of the Grafana server.
Configuring Data Sources
- Understanding the concept of data sources in Grafana.
- Connecting Grafana to Prometheus.
- Integrating InfluxDB with Grafana.
- Connecting ElasticSearch as a data source.
Creating and Managing Dashboards
- Creating and customising dashboards.
- Configuring and customising charts.
- Managing variables and queries for dashboards.
- Building dynamic dashboards with variable interpolation.
Alerts and Notifications
- Setting up notifications and alerts.
- Configuring alert channels.
- Using annotations for data visualisation.
Extending Grafana
- Installing and managing Grafana plugins.
- Exploring popular plugins and their use cases.
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of monitoring and observability concepts.
- Familiarity with data sources such as Prometheus, InfluxDB, or ElasticSearch.
- Experience with server setup and fundamental networking.
Audience
- System administrators.
- DevOps engineers.
- Data analysts and monitoring professionals.
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