Fundamentals of Prometheus Software - Performance Monitoring for IT Systems

We cannot imagine our world functioning without well-maintained IT systems. We must have robust monitoring and tracking software to ensure their health and well-being. One such renowned open-source software is Prometheus. In this introductory course, the authors at Digital Partner aim to introduce Alison students to this remarkable software. Comprising four basic topics, this course navigates students through the fundamentals of Prometheus to its use cases and real-world applications.

The first topic will introduce them to this software, its basic features, and the programming language. It also explains data collection and storage methods in Prometheus and its main components. In the next topic, they will learn about the scenarios in which Prometheus can be beneficial and those where it won’t be helpful. Moreover, this topic also discusses the process of monitoring with Prometheus.

The third topic looks at the collaboration between Prometheus and Grafana. It also highlights real-life use cases and the best practices to use them efficiently. The last topic explains the core metrics of Prometheus. It also covers the installation of the Prometheus environment using precompiled binaries and Docker images. This course uniquely introduces this software, explains its use cases, and provides descriptions of its various practical aspects, all accompanied by relevant images. The authors wish students the best of luck and hope that they will benefit from this course