June 2026
Intermediate
12h 32m
English
Closed Captioning available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese
Overview
12+ Hours of Video Instruction
Become certified in Prometheus while learning how to monitor Linux and Kubernetes effectively.
Prometheus is an open source monitoring and alerting toolkit with a powerful dimensional data model and query language (PromQL) built for modern, dynamic cloud native environments. The Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) credential validates foundational observability knowledge and hands-on Prometheus skills that todays DevOps, SRE, and platform teams rely on. In Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) Pearson Cert Prep, youll go beyond theory with practical, exam-focused training that walks you through installing and configuring Prometheus, collecting metrics with exporters, building dashboards (Grafana), creating actionable alerts (Alertmanager), and mastering PromQL, so you can confidently monitor Linux and Kubernetes in real environments and be ready for exam day.
Topics include:
- Installing and Configuring Prometheus
- Prometheus Architecture and Core Concepts
- Observability and Monitoring Fundamentals
- Metrics, Querying, and Visualization
- Alerting and Incident Response
- Instrumenting Applications and Data
- PCA Exam Preparation
Skill Level:
- Beginner to Intermediate
Learn How To:
- Set up a complete Prometheus environment using common installation options (binary, Docker, and scripted installs) for fast lab-to-production readiness.
- Collect and normalize metrics with exporters to monitor real systems and services.
- Write PromQL queries to slice, aggregate, and analyze time-series metrics with precision.
- Create dashboards and visualizations by connecting Prometheus to Grafana for operational clarity.
- Design alert rules and route notifications with Alertmanager to reduce noise and accelerate response.
- Monitor Linux systems and Kubernetes clusters in the Prometheus Web UI and using custom Grafana dashboards.
Course requirement:
- Recommended: At least one virtual machine running Linux, preferably two running Ubuntu Server.
- Knowledge of the terminal
- Access to GitHub
- (Optional) An IDE (such as Visual Studio Code)
Who Should Take This Course:
Cloud engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, software developers, DevOps personnel, SysAdmins, or anyone else interested in learning key Prometheus skills.
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