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Mastering Prometheus
Unleash the Power of Monitoring and Metrics
 
In the realm of modern infrastructure management, effective monitoring and metrics are paramount to maintaining system health and performance. "Mastering Prometheus" serves as your definitive guide to harnessing the capabilities of this dynamic open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, empowering you to gain deep insights into your systems and ensure their reliability.
 
About the Book:
 
As technology landscapes become more intricate, the demand for sophisticated monitoring solutions grows. "Mastering Prometheus" offers a comprehensive exploration of Prometheus—an industry-standard monitoring and alerting system. This book caters to both newcomers and experienced IT professionals aiming to maximize their proficiency in monitoring and metrics analysis.

Mastering Prometheus

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  • 1.Introduction to Prometheus
    1.1.The Evolution of Monitoring
    1.2.Introducing Prometheus
    1.3.Key Features and Benefits
    1.4.Use Cases
    2.Getting Started
    2.1.Installation and Setup
    2.2.Understanding the Prometheus Architecture
    2.3.Configuring Prometheus
    2.4.Basic Monitoring with Prometheus
    3.Metrics and Data Model
    3.1.Prometheus Metric Types
    3.2.Metric Naming and Labels
    3.3.Understanding Time Series Data
    3.4.Metric Cardinality and Selectors
    4.Querying and Visualization
    4.1.PromQL: Prometheus Query Language
    4.2.Basic Queries and Functions
    4.3.Aggregation and Grouping
    4.4.Grafana Integration for Visualization
    5.Alerting and Notification
    5.1.Setting Up Alerting Rules
    5.2.Alerting Conditions and Thresholds
    5.3.Integrating Alertmanager
    5.4.Creating Effective Alerting Strategies
    6.Instrumentation and Exporters
    6.1.Instrumenting Applications for Prometheus
    6.2.Using Prometheus Client Libraries
    6.3.Exporters: Monitoring Third-Party Services
    6.4.Best Practices for Instrumentation
    7.Advanced PromQL Techniques
    7.1.Subqueries and Overlapping Ranges
    7.2.Working with Histograms and Summaries
    7.3.Predictive Monitoring with Regressions
    7.4.Combining Metrics with Operators
    8.Scaling Prometheus
    8.1.High Availability and Federation
    8.2.Horizontal and Vertical Scaling
    8.3.Distributing Workloads with Thanos
    8.4.Handling Large-Scale Deployments
    9.Prometheus Storage and Retention
    9.1.Storage Engines: TSDB and WAL
    9.2.Data Retention Policies
    9.3.Compaction and Downsampling
    9.4.Balancing Storage and Performance
    10.Security and Authentication
    10.1.Securing Prometheus Endpoints
    10.2.Authentication and Authorization
    10.3.Transport Layer Security (TLS)
    10.4.Protecting Sensitive Data
    11.Integrations and Ecosystem
    11.1.Prometheus Operator for Kubernetes
    11.2.Using Service Discovery
    11.3.Exporting Metrics to Other Systems
    11.4.Integrating with Logging and Tracing
    12.Troubleshooting and Best Practices
    12.1.Monitoring Prometheus Itself
    12.2.Common Issues and Solutions
    12.3.Debugging Queries and Alerts
    12.4.PromQL Performance Optimization
    13.Future of Prometheus
    13.1.Prometheus Roadmap
    13.2.Emerging Trends in Monitoring
    13.3.Integration with Cloud-Native Technologies
    13.4.The Role of Prometheus in Observability
    14.Case Studies
    14.1.Real-world Implementations
    14.2.Lessons Learned and Success Stories
    14.3.Diverse Use Cases Across Industries
    14.4.Architectural Patterns and Decision Making
    15.Appendix
    15.1.Quick Reference Guide to PromQL Syntax and Functions
    15.2.Examples of Prometheus Configuration for Different Scenarios
    15.3.Definitions of Key Prometheus Concepts and Terminology
    About the author

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