Name: Network Monitoring & Management : From Metrics to Visibility with Prometheus & Grafana
Start: 2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-16T18:10:00+00:00
Location: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Network Monitoring & Management : From Metrics to Visibility with Prometheus & Grafana

from Monday, 13 July 2026 (08:00) to Thursday, 16 July 2026 (18:10)

Monday, 13 July 2026

08:00 Introduction & Logistics
Introduction & Logistics
08:00 - 08:20

08:20 Intro to monitoring & architecture [lecture]
Intro to monitoring & architecture [lecture]
08:20 - 09:05

09:05 Environment setup [P1]
Environment setup [P1]
09:05 - 10:05

10:05 Break
Break
10:05 - 10:35

10:35 Prometheus core [lecture + P2]
Prometheus core [lecture + P2]
10:35 - 12:05

12:05 Node exporter [P3]
Node exporter [P3]
12:05 - 12:35

12:35 Lunch
Lunch
12:35 - 13:35

13:35 PromQL walkthrough [lecture + live demo]
PromQL walkthrough [lecture + live demo]
13:35 - 14:35

14:35 Break
Break
14:35 - 15:05

15:05 PromQL guided practice [P4]
PromQL guided practice [P4]
15:05 - 16:05

16:05 Grafana intro [P5]
Grafana intro [P5]
16:05 - 17:05
Tuesday, 14 July 2026

09:00 Monday Recap
Monday Recap
09:00 - 09:30

09:30 SNMP monitoring concepts [lecture]
SNMP monitoring concepts [lecture]
09:30 - 10:30

10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 SNMP exporter hands-on [P6]
SNMP exporter hands-on [P6]
11:00 - 12:45

12:45 Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45

13:45 Blackbox exporter [P7]
Blackbox exporter [P7]
13:45 - 14:45

14:45 Break
Break
14:45 - 15:15

15:15 Service discovery + relabeling [P8]
Service discovery + relabeling [P8]
15:15 - 16:30
Wednesday, 15 July 2026

09:00 Tuesday Recap
Tuesday Recap
09:00 - 09:30

09:30 Alerting concepts [lecture]
Alerting concepts [lecture]
09:30 - 10:30

10:30 Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 Writing alert rules + routing [P9]
Writing alert rules + routing [P9]
11:00 - 12:45

12:45 Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45

13:45 Notification channels (Slack / email / webhook) [P10]
Notification channels (Slack / email / webhook) [P10]
13:45 - 14:45

14:45 Break
Break
14:45 - 15:15

15:15 Silences + inhibition [practical]
Silences + inhibition [practical]
15:15 - 16:00

16:00 Recording rules + guided incident simulation [P11]
Recording rules + guided incident simulation [P11]
16:00 - 17:00
Thursday, 16 July 2026

08:00 Wednesday Recap
Wednesday Recap
08:00 - 08:30

08:30 Dashboard design principles [lecture]
Dashboard design principles [lecture]
08:30 - 09:30

09:30 Break
Break
09:30 - 10:00

10:00 Variables + templating [P12]
Variables + templating [P12]
10:00 - 11:30

11:30 Lunch
Lunch
11:30 - 13:00

13:00 Build network + availability dashboards [P13]
Build network + availability dashboards [P13]
13:00 - 14:15

14:15 Final client summary dashboard [P14]
Final client summary dashboard [P14]
14:15 - 15:10

15:10 Break
Break
15:10 - 15:40

15:40 Demo Session
Demo Session
15:40 - 16:40

16:40 Workshop Survey and Group Photo
Workshop Survey and Group Photo
16:40 - 17:00

17:00 Closing Ceremony and Certificates
Closing Ceremony and Certificates
17:00 - 18:10

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