Observability and Monitoring Training

Master observability with this comprehensive 3-day training. Learn the three pillars of observability: metrics, logs, and traces. Implement monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, logging with ELK/Loki, and tracing with Jaeger.

Training Details

Duration	3 days (24 hours)
Level	Intermediate
Delivery	In-person, Live online, Hybrid
Certification	N/A

Who Is This For?

• DevOps engineers implementing observability
• SREs monitoring systems
• Platform engineers building observability platforms
• Operations engineers

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand observability principles
• Implement metrics with Prometheus
• Build dashboards with Grafana
• Centralize logging with ELK or Loki
• Implement distributed tracing
• Configure alerting strategies
• Analyze performance and troubleshoot issues

Detailed Agenda

Day 1: Metrics and Monitoring

Module 1: Observability Fundamentals

• Three pillars of observability
• SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs
• Monitoring strategies
• Hands-on: Define SLOs

Module 2: Prometheus

• Prometheus architecture
• PromQL queries
• Service discovery
• Hands-on: Deploy Prometheus

Module 3: Grafana

• Dashboard design
• Data sources
• Alerting
• Hands-on: Build dashboards

Day 2: Logging

Module 4: Logging Strategies

• Structured logging
• Log aggregation patterns
• Log levels and formats
• Hands-on: Implement structured logging

Module 5: ELK Stack

• Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana
• Log collection and parsing
• Log visualization
• Hands-on: Deploy ELK

Module 6: Loki and Grafana

• Loki architecture
• LogQL queries
• Integration with Grafana
• Hands-on: Deploy Loki

Day 3: Tracing and Analysis

Module 7: Distributed Tracing

• Tracing concepts
• OpenTelemetry
• Jaeger and Zipkin
• Hands-on: Implement tracing

Module 8: Application Performance Monitoring

• APM tools and strategies
• Performance profiling
• Error tracking
• Hands-on: Implement APM

Module 9: Alerting and Incident Management

• Alerting best practices
• Alert fatigue prevention
• On-call management
• Hands-on: Configure alerting

Prerequisites

• DevOps fundamentals
• Understanding of distributed systems
• Basic knowledge of monitoring concepts
• Linux and command-line experience

Delivery Formats

Format	Description
In-Person	On-site at your company's location, hands-on with direct interaction
Live Online	Interactive virtual sessions with screen sharing and real-time labs
Hybrid	Combination of on-site and remote sessions, flexible scheduling

All formats include hands-on labs, course materials, dashboard templates, and post-training support.