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Prerequisites

Prerequisites

To complete this journey, you’ll need:

  • A Grafana Cloud account (sign up for free)
  • At least one telemetry signal accessible in Grafana (metrics or logs)

Data access options

You can access your telemetry already stored in Grafana Cloud or by connecting to your data with a data source:

Data typeAccess via data sourceData already in Grafana Cloud
MetricsPrometheus data sourceGrafana Cloud Metrics
LogsLoki data sourceGrafana Cloud Logs

Don’t have data yet?

Start with one of these related courses to get data into Grafana, then come back to practice with your own data.

Script

Let’s talk about what you’ll need for this journey.

First, you need a Grafana Cloud account. You can sign up for free at grafana.com.

Second, you’ll need telemetry data accessible in Grafana. For Grafana Metrics Drilldown, you need metrics accessible via a Prometheus data source or stored in Grafana Cloud Metrics. For Grafana Logs Drilldown, you need logs accessible via a Loki data source or stored in Grafana Cloud Logs.

This journey explains what the Drilldown apps are and when to use them. For hands-on practice, each section includes a link to a learning path where you’ll work with your actual data. Having real metrics and logs makes that practice more valuable.

If you don’t have data yet, that’s okay. You can try the Drilldown apps in Grafana Play, with no setup required, or use the related courses below to get data into Grafana. Then come back to practice with your own data.

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