Grafana: Interactive Dashboards and Dynamic Thresholds

• An understanding of basic data visualization principles
• Experience with Grafana dashboards and data sources
• Familiarity with metrics and performance monitoring

Audience

• DevOps engineers
• Site reliability engineers
• Data analysts and visualization developers

Grafana is an open-source analytics and interactive visualization web application used for monitoring and observability of metrics and logs.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level Grafana users who wish to build interactive, drill-down dashboards with dynamic thresholds and contextual updates.

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

• Create dashboards that respond to user interactions, such as clicking a graph bar
• Implement visual drill-downs that update in-place (without new tabs)
• Configure pie charts and detailed panels based on selection filters
• Use dynamic thresholds that react to user input and real-time data

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 Grafana and its ecosystem
• Setting up and configuring Grafana
• Connecting to data sources

Dashboard Design Fundamentals

• Creating and customizing dashboards
• Working with panels, variables, and filters
• Best practices in layout and design

Interactive Dashboards and Drill-down Techniques

• Using dashboard links and drill-down variables
• Click-based filtering and contextual visual updates
• Displaying detailed views (e.g., pie charts) inline

Advanced Panel Interactions

• Passing dynamic variables between panels
• Synchronizing graphs on user input
• Conditional rendering of panels based on user selection

Dynamic Thresholds and Alerts

• Understanding thresholds and alerts in Grafana
• Configuring dynamic thresholds based on user interaction
• Visualizing threshold lines in real-time graphs

Embedding Contextual Visualizations

• Adding pie charts or second graphs on interaction
• Using transformations and overrides for conditional display
• Maintaining single-page view with dynamic content

Best Practices and Use Cases

• Designing intuitive, iterative user workflows
• Use cases for SRE, DevOps, and observability
• Performance tips and dashboard optimization

Summary and Next Steps