Course Outline

Introduction to Dashboards and Visualization

  • The significance of dashboards in monitoring operations and performance metrics.
  • An overview of Grafana and its robust visualization capabilities, tailored for government agencies.
  • Key features and tools essential for building effective dashboards for government use.

Understanding Prometheus Data

  • Querying data using PromQL to extract meaningful insights.
  • Integrating Prometheus with Grafana to streamline data visualization processes for government applications.
  • Best practices for managing and optimizing Prometheus data sources in a public sector environment.

Building Basic Dashboards

  • Creating dashboards and adding panels to visualize critical information.
  • Configuring data sources and queries to ensure accurate and timely data representation.
  • Utilizing various visualization types effectively to enhance data comprehension for government users.

Advanced Dashboard Design

  • Leveraging Grafana templating to create dynamic dashboards that adapt to user needs.
  • Customizing dashboards with variables to provide personalized views and insights.
  • Applying best practices for dashboard layout and design to improve usability and accessibility for government stakeholders.

Alerting and Notifications

  • Setting up alerts in Grafana to proactively monitor critical metrics.
  • Configuring notification channels to ensure timely communication of alerts to relevant personnel.
  • Implementing best practices for actionable alerting to enhance operational efficiency for government agencies.

Optimizing Dashboard Performance

  • Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks to maintain optimal dashboard functionality.
  • Reducing query load on Prometheus to improve system responsiveness for government applications.
  • Enhancing dashboard responsiveness through optimization techniques tailored for government use cases.

Scaling and Sharing Dashboards

  • Collaborating and sharing dashboards within teams to foster collaboration and transparency in government operations.
  • Integrating Grafana with other tools to create a comprehensive monitoring ecosystem for government agencies.
  • Scaling Grafana for enterprise-level use to support large-scale government initiatives.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of Grafana and Prometheus for government
  • Familiarity with IT monitoring concepts

Audience

  • DevOps engineers for government
  • Site reliability engineers (SREs) for government
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