InfluxDB & Grafana: Monitoring, metrics collection & visualization

This text provides a detailed guide on how to use InfluxDB and Grafana services for collecting and monitoring metrics. It covers the utilization of these tools in a case example where they were used to monitor the health of a quality assurance system on an industrial manufacturing line. The article also discusses the building blocks, including InfluxDB - the metrics database, Telegraf - the metrics collector, and Grafana - the dashboard tool. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to launch these services and configure them for use. Additionally, it offers further reading resources and information about Aiven's open source tools for observability.