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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Description
University networks are growing fast — more devices, more services, more dependencies. Research platforms, online learning, student portals, administrative systems, Wi-Fi across multiple campuses, and the security layers that wrap around it all. At a certain point, there are simply too many moving parts to track by hand, and your team often hears about problems from frustrated users before their own tools flag them.
You can't fix or defend what you can't see. This 4-day hands-on workshop introduces participants to modern network monitoring and observability. Using Prometheus, Grafana, and exporters, participants will build a working monitoring stack and leave with the skills to give your institution real visibility into its infrastructure — catching slowdowns, outages, capacity issues, and suspicious activity early, before they reach your users.
Participants will learn how to:
- Collect and analyze metrics from systems and network devices
- Monitor availability and performance using real-world techniques
- Build actionable dashboards for operational visibility
- Implement alerting to proactively detect issues
By the end of the workshop, participants will have built a fully functional monitoring stack capable of providing real-time insights into their infrastructure.
Learning Objectives
After this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand monitoring concepts (metrics, logs, traces, pull vs push)
- Deploy Prometheus and configure metric collection
- Write effective PromQL queries for analysis
- Use SNMP exporter for network device monitoring
- Use Blackbox exporter for uptime and reachability checks
- Configure alerting and notifications using Alertmanager
- Design and build Grafana dashboards for operational use
- Apply best practices for real-world monitoring environments
Target Audience
This workshop is designed for:
- Network Engineers
- System Administrators
- DevOps Engineers
- IT Operations Teams
- NOC Engineers
- Technical staff responsible for infrastructure monitoring
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- Basic understanding of networking concepts (IP, latency, interfaces)
- Familiarity with Linux command line
- A laptop
Technical Requirements
To support the hands-on sessions:
- Each participant will be provided with a lab environment (server/VM)
- Access credentials and instructions will be shared prior to the workshop
- Participants will connect via SSH
Certification
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation upon successful completion of the workshop.
Register now to secure your spot!
Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your skills and connect with other professionals in the field.
Kindly note that registration does not guarantee participation. Applications will be reviewed, and confirmation will be communicated via email.
The deadline for registration is 29th May 2026.
Samuel Kelly Brew
Registration
Network Monitoring & Management : From Metrics to Visibility with Prometheus & Grafana, KNUST July 2026