This course is designed for those who want to get the most out of the applications you write. Learn about the different tools and strategies for diagnosing areas of concern regarding application performance. All assignments are hands-on, and there is nothing to install on your own computer. All work can be completed in the browser.
Performance Monitoring For Application Developers
Performance Monitoring For Application Developers
This course is part of multiple programs.
Instructors: Patrick Ester
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Intermediate level
Recommended experience
10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Use specific metrics to monitor users, servers, and applications.
Collect important performance metrics with Prometheus
Build dashboards and visualizations with Grafana
Skills you'll gain
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Taught in English
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There are 3 modules in this course
Welcome to Week 1 of the Performance Monitoring for Application Developers course. These assignments cover the concept of monitoring, using the Prometheus architecture, and creating dashboards with Grafana. The module ends with graded summative assessments.
What's included
5 readings4 app items
Welcome to Week 2 of the Performance Monitoring for Application Developers course. These assignments cover monitoring via application metrics, via server metrics, and via user metrics. The module ends with graded summative assessments.
What's included
5 readings4 app items
Welcome to Week 3 of the Performance Monitoring for Application Developers course. These assignments cover logs, alerts, and cloud monitoring services. The module ends with graded summative assessments.
What's included
5 readings4 app items
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