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Metrics~32 min

Metric downsampling with VictoriaMetrics in the free version

Created: April 10, 2026 · Published: April 10, 2026

VictoriaMetrics Enterprise provides native downsampling in cluster. On the free tier, you can approximate it with separate clusters, fan-out, and `-dedup.minScrapeInterval`.

Advanced
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Logs~28 min

Size OpenSearch shards from real ingestion

Created: April 9, 2026 · Published: April 9, 2026

Advanced guide for choosing `number_of_shards` and `max_size` from the real ingestion rate of an index.

Advanced
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Dashboards~20 min

Grafana to unify metrics, logs, and traces (cross-platform)

Created: April 7, 2026 · Published: April 7, 2026

Deploy Grafana, provision datasources, and keep one place to explore metrics, logs, and trace correlation.

Docker
Intermediate
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Logs~18 min

OpenSearch for centralized logs (cross-platform)

Created: April 6, 2026 · Published: April 6, 2026

Configure OpenSearch and Dashboards, load initial documents, and validate operational log-search workflows on any platform.

Docker
Beginner
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Metrics~16 min

Prometheus for system metrics (cross-platform)

Created: April 5, 2026 · Published: April 5, 2026

Deploy Prometheus and validate operational metrics with a reproducible workflow, independent of your operating system.

Docker
Beginner
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Reliability~12 min

SLO design for platform teams

Created: March 30, 2026 · Published: March 30, 2026

A short framework for choosing indicators and targets that help you negotiate reliability with product and engineering.

Intermediate
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OpenTelemetry~18 min

Observability foundations with OpenTelemetry

Created: March 21, 2026 · Published: March 21, 2026

A practical guide for moving from instrumentation by fashion to instrumentation that answers real operational questions.

Beginner
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