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Learn Grafana 7.0: A beginner's guide to getting well versed in analytics, interactive dashboards, and monitoring

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A comprehensive introduction to help you get up and running with creating interactive dashboards to visualize and monitor time-series data in no time

Key FeaturesInstall, set up, and configure Grafana for real-time data analysis and visualizationVisualize and monitor data using data sources such as InfluxDB, Prometheus, and ElasticsearchExplore Grafana's multi-cloud support with Microsoft Azure, Amazon CloudWatch, and Google StackdriverBook DescriptionGrafana is an open-source analytical platform used to analyze and monitoring time-series data. This beginner's guide will help you get to grips with Grafana's new features for querying, visualizing, and exploring metrics and logs no matter where they are stored.

The book begins by showing you how to install and set up the Grafana server. You'll explore the working mechanism of various components of the Grafana interface along with its security features, and learn how to visualize and monitor data using, InfluxDB, Prometheus, Logstash, and Elasticsearch. This Grafana book covers the advanced features of the Graph panel and shows you how Stat, Table, Bar Gauge, and Text are used. You'll build dynamic dashboards to perform end-to-end analytics and label and organize dashboards into folders to make them easier to find. As you progress, the book delves into the administrative aspects of Grafana by creating alerts, setting permissions for teams, and implementing user authentication. Along with exploring Grafana's multi-cloud monitoring support, you'll also learn about Grafana Loki, which is a backend logger for users running Prometheus and Kubernetes.

By the end of this book, you'll have gained all the knowledge you need to start building interactive dashboards.

What you will learnFind out how to visualize data using GrafanaUnderstand how to work with the major components of the Graph panelExplore mixed data sources, query inspector, and time interval settingsDiscover advanced dashboard features such as annotations, templating with variables, dashboard linking, and dashboard sharing techniquesConnect user authentication to Google, GitHub, and a variety of external servicesFind out how Grafana can provide monitoring support for cloud service infrastructuresWho this book is forThis book is for business intelligence developers, business analysts, data analysts, and anyone interested in performing time-series data analysis and monitoring using Grafana. Those looking to create and share interactive dashboards or looking to get up to speed with the latest features of Grafana will also find this book useful. Although no prior knowledge of Grafana is required, basic knowledge of data visualization and some experience in Python programming will help you understand the concepts covered in the book.

Table of ContentsIntroduction to Data Visualization with GrafanaA Tour of the Grafana InterfaceAn Introduction to the Graph PanelConnecting Grafana to a Data SourceVisualizing Data in the Graph PanelVisualization Panels In GrafanaCreating your First DashboardWorking with Advanced Dashboard FeaturesGrafana Alerting Exploring Logs With Grafana's Loki Organizing DashboardsManaging Permissions For Users and Teams Authentic

567 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 25, 2020

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