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Journey overview

Welcome

If you’re running a database and want to understand what’s happening inside it, you’re in the right place. This journey helps you find the right monitoring approach for your setup, whether you’re just getting started or looking to go deeper.

What this journey covers

Grafana Cloud offers two primary approaches to database monitoring. This journey introduces each one, explains when to use it, and gives you a hands-on learning path to try it out.

ApproachWhat it doesBest for
Database ObservabilityDeep query-level insights combined with database health metricsMySQL and PostgreSQL
Database integrationsDatabase health metrics with pre-built dashboardsMongoDB, Redis, Memcached, Cassandra, Oracle, and more

How this journey works

You don’t need to go through every slide. Browse the approaches, pick the one that matches your database, and follow the hands-on learning path at your own pace.

Databases covered

MySQLMemcached
PostgreSQLCassandra
MongoDBOracle
Redis

Script

Welcome to the Introduction to optimizing database operations journey.

If you’re running a database and want to understand what’s happening inside it, you’re in the right place. Whether you’re troubleshooting slow queries, keeping an eye on connection usage, or just getting started with monitoring, this journey will help you find the right approach.

We’ll walk through two ways Grafana Cloud can help you monitor your databases. You don’t need to be an expert to get started, and you can focus on just the parts that matter to you.

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