Crafting and Leveraging Prometheus Metrics for Infrastructure Intelligence

Explore advanced techniques for maximizing insights from Prometheus metrics in this 22-minute conference talk from DevConf.CZ 2024. Targeted at System Administrators and Site Reliability Engineers, delve into the complexities of crafting effective PromQL queries and transforming raw data into actionable intelligence. Learn how to navigate the challenges of interpreting vast amounts of metric data, from utilizing the default Prometheus UI to leveraging open-source tools like PromLens. Discover innovative approaches to metric analysis, including an experimental method of transforming Prometheus metrics into a data warehouse for enhanced exploration and visualization. Gain valuable insights on applying business intelligence concepts to infrastructure metrics, enabling more informed decision-making for your systems. By the end of the talk, you'll be equipped with strategies to effectively explore and query available metrics, understand the latest tools in the field, and apply data warehouse concepts to improve knowledge discovery in your infrastructure intelligence processes.