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Is this course right for you?

Is this course right for you?

This course assumes you already have at least one infrastructure telemetry signal (metrics or logs) accessible in Grafana.

You might want a different course if you

  • Don’t have data flowing yet: Start with Introduction to integrations, Introduction to Cloud Provider Observability, or Introduction to data sources
  • Want to learn query languages: This course focuses on queryless exploration
  • Building complex dashboards: Look for visualization and dashboard courses

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This course is designed for engineers who already have data accessible in Grafana. Before you start, check that this matches your situation.

You’ll need metrics accessible in Grafana: from integrations, a Prometheus data source, or Grafana Cloud Metrics. Grafana Metrics Drilldown works with any Prometheus-compatible metrics, so if you’re already sending metrics, you’re good to go.

For the logs section, you’ll need logs accessible via a Loki data source or stored in Grafana Cloud Logs. This could be from Alloy, an integration, or any other method.

If you don’t have data yet, that’s okay. You can explore the Drilldown apps using Grafana Play (no setup required), or check out the related courses on the previous slide to get data into Grafana. Then come back to practice with your own data.

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