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Section 1 · Send data fundamentals

Why this journey exists, and what it covers

Estimated time: 1 min

Storage without changing how you collect

You already collect metrics and logs. Grafana Cloud can store that data from the collectors you already run, including Prometheus, InfluxDB, Graphite, and OpenTelemetry.

What you’ll learn

Here’s what this journey covers:

  • When this approach fits, and when the send-metrics docs point you at a different connection method
  • Which method matches the data you already have, for metrics and for logs
  • How each method sends data, including where Graphite metrics are stored
  • What you need before you change a collector’s destination

Journey duration

15 minutes