{"id":9351,"date":"2021-10-01T13:15:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/?p=9351"},"modified":"2021-10-05T08:45:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:45:49","slug":"what-is-prometheus-grafana-and-how-to-learn-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/what-is-prometheus-grafana-and-how-to-learn-online\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Prometheus, Grafana, and How to learn Online?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Prometheus is an open-source system monitoring and alerting toolkit originally built at SoundCloud. Many companies and organizations have adopted Prometheus and have a very active developer and user community in the project. It is now a standalone open-source project and is maintained independently of any company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Features of Prometheus:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
A multi-dimensional data model with time series data identified by metric name and key\/value pairs.<\/li>
PromQL, a flexible query language to leverage this dimensionality.<\/li>
No reliance on distributed storage; single server nodes are autonomous.<\/li>
Time series collection happens via a pull model over HTTP.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What is Grafana?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Grafana is an open-source solution for running data analytics, understanding large amounts of data, and monitoring our apps with the help of cool customizable dashboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are the benefits of Grafana?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Customizable dashboards are feature-rich and can be configured to display data from a wide range of databases using visualization tools such as heatmaps, histograms, and charts.<\/li>
The platform is flexible and easy to use.<\/li>
Native support of a broad range of databases.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Grafana Features:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Dashboard templating<\/strong> – This is a Grafana feature that is really useful. It allows users to create a dashboard setup to suit their every need.<\/li>
Provisioning <\/strong>– It can be simple enough to set up a single dashboard with a few clicks, dragging and dropping, but some users need even more ingenuity this way.<\/li>
Annotations <\/strong>– This Grafana feature lets you mark graphs, which is especially helpful when you need to correlate data in case something misbehaves.<\/li>
Custom plugins<\/strong> – You can extend the functionality of Grafana with plugins that provide additional tools, visualizations, and more.<\/li>
Teams and permissions<\/strong> – Where an organization has an instance of Grafana and multiple teams, they usually prefer to have the option of implementing some dashboard isolation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Pre-requisites to learn Prometheus and Grafana:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Basic experience with Linux\/Unix system administration.<\/li>
Familiarity with common shell commands, such as ls, cd, curl, etc.<\/li>
Some knowledge and\/or development experience in Go and Python.<\/li>
Some experience working with Kubernetes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How Long Does it Take to Learn Prometheus and Grafana?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Typically, Prometheus and Grafana training by DevOpsSchool will let you master the concepts in about 2 months if you devote 2 to 4 hours per week. The training takes place in such a way that you become proficient in almost all the concepts of Prometheus and Grafana can easily add certification to your resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to Learn Prometheus and Grafana?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The first thing you should do before learning Prometheus and Grafana is to ask yourself how you learn best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you prefer online tutorials, or do you prefer online courses? Do you want to work on projects as part of a team, or are you comfortable learning at your own pace? By considering this question in advance, you will be able to better understand what kind of material you should be looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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