Client Background

  • Client: A leading IT & Tech firm in United States
  • Industry Type: IT & Services
  • Products & Services: Data Analysis & Monitoring System
  • Organization Size: 100+

The Problem

Looking for a Grafana expert to set up uptime and performance monitoring for ~20 SaaS services (Shopify, NetSuite, AWS, Zoom, etc.) using Grafana Cloud. Which  include dashboard setup, alerting (Slack/email), and documentation. 

Our Solution

To address the requirement, we build a comprehensive monitoring dashboard setup in Grafana Cloud, creating detailed uptime and performance dashboards for each individual SaaS service, along with a unified, consolidated dashboard for overall visibility. We also configured automated alerting via Slack channel, and documented each detail

Deliverables

Uptime monitoring Grafana Dashboard

Performance Dashboard

Consolidated Dashboard

Alerts and probes checks

Documentation

Tech Stack

  • Tools used
  • Grafana
  • Language/techniques used
  • LogQL, Visualization, Data Analytics
  • Models used
  • No Models Used 
  • Skills used
  • LogQL, Data analysis
  • Databases used
  • No Databases used
  • Web Cloud Servers used
  • No Web Cloud Servers used

What are the technical Challenges Faced during Project Execution

One of the primary technical challenges involved handling logs and data generated by various data sources. Each data source contained multiple jobs and instance classes, all producing data in different formats.

How the Technical Challenges were Solved

We solved the technical challenge by using LogQL with regex to filter and extract useful information from the data. This allowed us to apply conditions and thresholds, making it possible to assign values correctly and use color-coding in the dashboard.

Business Impact

These monitoring dashboard setup gives the team real-time visibility into the uptime and performance of all SaaS services, helping them quickly detect and respond to issues. This reduces downtime, improves service reliability, and the consolidated dashboard gives clear observability of each action. It also ensures faster decision-making and smoother operations across the organization.

Project Snapshots

Project Video

https://www.loom.com/share/2186628d47be40ab84911649518aeb10?sid=09a68631-639a-4984-a79d-53945bf823e9
https://www.loom.com/share/c73bbee09e964feba25fe8df70f23fc6

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