Grafana Comprehensive

• Basic understanding of monitoring and observability concepts
• Familiarity with data sources such as Prometheus, InfluxDB, or ElasticSearch
• Experience with server setup and basic networking

Audience

• System administrators
• DevOps engineers
• Data analysts and monitoring professionals

Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability that enables users to visualize, query, and understand data across multiple data sources.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level system administrators and monitoring professionals who wish to effectively use Grafana for setting up monitoring solutions, managing dashboards, and creating alerts.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the difference between observability and monitoring.
• Install and set up the Grafana server.
• Configure and connect various data sources such as Prometheus, InfluxDB, and ElasticSearch.
• Create, manage, and customize dashboards and charts.
• Use variables and queries to create dynamic dashboards.
• Set up notifications and alerts through Grafana.
• Install and manage plugins to extend Grafana’s functionality.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to Grafana

• Overview of observability vs. 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 customizing dashboards
• Configuring and customizing 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 visualization

Extending Grafana

• Installing and managing Grafana plugins
• Exploring popular plugins and their use cases

Summary and Next Steps