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SUMMARY:Network Monitoring & Management : From Metrics to Visibility with 
 Prometheus & Grafana [Workshops]
DTSTART:20260713T080000Z
DTEND:20260716T181000Z
DTSTAMP:20260516T230800Z
UID:indico-event-17@indico.garnet.edu.gh
CONTACT:sbrew@garnet.edu.gh\;020 7360 545
DESCRIPTION:University networks are growing fast — more devices\, more s
 ervices\, more dependencies. Research platforms\, online learning\, studen
 t portals\, administrative systems\, Wi-Fi across multiple campuses\, and 
 the security layers that wrap around it all. At a certain point\, there ar
 e simply too many moving parts to track by hand\, and your team often hear
 s about problems from frustrated users before their own tools flag them.\n
 You can't fix or defend what you can't see. This 4-day hands-on workshop i
 ntroduces participants to modern network monitoring and observability. Usi
 ng Prometheus\, Grafana\, and exporters\, participants will build a workin
 g monitoring stack and leave with the skills to give your institution real
  visibility into its infrastructure — catching slowdowns\, outages\, cap
 acity issues\, and suspicious activity early\, before they reach your user
 s.\n\nParticipants will learn how to:\n\nCollect and analyze metrics from 
 systems and network devices\nMonitor availability and performance using re
 al-world techniques\nBuild actionable dashboards for operational visibilit
 y\nImplement alerting to proactively detect issues\n\nBy the end of the wo
 rkshop\, participants will have built a fully functional monitoring stack 
 capable of providing real-time insights into their infrastructure.\n\nLear
 ning Objectives\nAfter this workshop\, participants will be able to:\n\nUn
 derstand monitoring concepts (metrics\, logs\, traces\, pull vs push)\nDep
 loy Prometheus and configure metric collection\nWrite effective PromQL que
 ries for analysis\nUse SNMP exporter for network device monitoring\nUse Bl
 ackbox exporter for uptime and reachability checks\nConfigure alerting and
  notifications using Alertmanager\nDesign and build Grafana dashboards for
  operational use\nApply best practices for real-world monitoring environme
 nts\n\n\nTarget Audience\nThis workshop is designed for:\n\nNetwork Engine
 ers\nSystem Administrators\nDevOps Engineers\nIT Operations Teams\nNOC Eng
 ineers\nTechnical staff responsible for infrastructure monitoring\n\n\nPre
 requisites\nParticipants should have:\n\nBasic understanding of networking
  concepts (IP\, latency\, interfaces)\nFamiliarity with Linux command line
 \nA laptop\n\n\nTechnical Requirements\nTo support the hands-on sessions:\
 n\nEach participant will be provided with a lab environment (server/VM)\n
 Access credentials and instructions will be shared prior to the workshop\n
 Participants will connect via SSH\n\n\nCertification\nAll participants wil
 l receive a Certificate of Participation upon successful completion of the
  workshop.\n\nRegister now to secure your spot! \nDon’t miss this opport
 unity to advance your skills and connect with other professionals in the f
 ield.Kindly note that registration does not guarantee participation. Appli
 cations will be reviewed\, and confirmation will be communicated via email
 .\n\nThe deadline for registration is 29th May 2026.\n\nhttps://indico.gar
 net.edu.gh/event/17/
LOCATION:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
URL:https://indico.garnet.edu.gh/event/17/
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