Sensu - Introduction

Sensu: Your Guide to Modern Infrastructure Monitoring

Looking to move beyond traditional monitoring systems like Zabbix, Icinga, and Nagios? Sensu is a powerful, next-generation monitoring framework rapidly gaining popularity. This introductory course provides a clear path to understanding and deploying Sensu to your infrastructure.

What You'll Learn:

• Sensu Architecture: Gain an in-depth overview of Sensu's architecture and how it enables flexible monitoring solutions. All videos are closed-captioned in English for optimal learning.
• Hands-on Deployment: Follow step-by-step how-to instructions to get Sensu up and running quickly.
• Leverage Existing Tools: Discover how to leverage your existing Nagios plugins written in C, Python, or Bash within Sensu.
• Explore Open Source Plugins: Access a plethora of open-source Sensu plugins written in Ruby to extend your monitoring capabilities.
• Key Technologies: Learn about RabbitMQ, Redis, Ruby Gems, and the Sensu API.
• Uchiwa Dashboard: Set up and utilize Uchiwa, the open-source dashboard for Sensu, for comprehensive visualization.
• Building a Monitoring Foundation: Establish a solid foundation for building more intermediate and advanced Sensu topics.
• Practical Monitoring: By the end of this course, you'll have a complete monitoring solution that actually checks things and sends email alerts. This is a practical, hands-on course, not theoretical.

Learn From Real-World Mistakes:

This course goes beyond textbook examples. The instructor purposefully demonstrates common mistakes encountered when setting up and troubleshooting systems. This allows you to learn from real-world scenarios and confidently address similar issues in your own infrastructure.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for:

• Sysadmins
• DevOps Practitioners
• Infrastructure Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• Software Engineers

Anyone looking to improve their monitoring skills and expand their DevOps toolbox will benefit from learning about Sensu. Sensu is a modern, scalable, and flexible monitoring system with a powerful API for seamless integration. Even if you don't implement Sensu in production, this course will significantly enhance your overall monitoring capabilities.

Enroll today and take your monitoring skills to the next level!