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title: "Choose your path | Grafana Labs"
description: "Introduction to hands-on data source configuration"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## Choose your path

**What you learned in Module 2:**

- Metrics systems: Prometheus stores metrics, InfluxDB handles time-series data.
- Log systems: Loki aggregates logs, Elasticsearch provides full-text search.
- Cloud and databases: CloudWatch for AWS, MySQL/PostgreSQL for SQL.
- Flexible options: Infinity for APIs, Google Sheets for spreadsheets.

## What you’ll do in this module

You’ll configure a data source hands-on:

1. **Choose your data source** — Pick the one most relevant to your environment
2. **Complete a learning path** — Step-by-step guidance for configuration
3. **Verify connectivity** — Test that data flows correctly
4. **Build a dashboard** — Visualize data from your new data source

**Estimated time:** 15-30 minutes depending on data source