Essentials of Monitoring Critical Systems
This course provides an overview of Google Cloud Monitoring. Participants will learn to monitor across multiple projects, build insightful dashboards, and create uptime checks for resource availability. They will explore querying with Prometheus Query Language (PromQL) for advanced analysis and learn how to enhance observability using the AI-powered capabilities of Google Cloud Gemini.
- Duration: 3 hours
- Languages: English, German
- Level: Intermediate
- Group size: Up to 50
What you'll learn
- Describe the purpose and key components of Google Cloud Monitoring.
- Use Cloud Monitoring to view and analyze metrics across multiple cloud projects.
- Explain the various types of dashboards and charts available in Cloud Monitoring.
- Understand the purpose and application of Prometheus Query Language (PromQL) for monitoring tasks.
- Create uptime checks to proactively monitor resource availability.
- Explain how Google Cloud Gemini enhances application observability and assists with monitoring workflows.
Prerequisites
- GCP fundamentals.
- General Cloud and IT concepts.
- Familiarity with the following is helpful but not required: Monitoring tools. Application development background. DevOps and SRE principles.
Course outline
Monitoring overview
- Introduction to Cloud Monitoring.
- Cloud Monitoring architecture patterns, including platform, application (GKE and Compute Engine), and hybrid monitoring.
Monitoring multiple projects
- Understanding metrics scopes.
- Configuring monitoring across different projects.
Data model and dashboards
- Cloud Monitoring data model, including time series data, metrics, and resources.
- Predefined versus custom dashboards.
- Utilizing the Dashboard builder and Metrics Explorer.
- Chart display options and configurations.
Query metrics
- Querying metrics using PromQL.
- Overview of Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus.
Uptime checks
- Purpose and creation of uptime checks.
- Configuration options and Relating uptime checks to alerting policies.
Enhancing application observability with Google Cloud Gemini
- Using Gemini Cloud Assist chat to test service availability, performance, and consistency.
- Simulating requests to assist with monitoring tasks.
Essentials of Monitoring Critical Systems: Quiz
- Knowledge check on monitoring critical systems.
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