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    Module 2 of 4 Data source tour
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Data source tour

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Data source tour

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Introduction to common data sources

2

The data source landscape

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Explore the most common data sources

3

CloudWatch

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The AWS CloudWatch data source.

4

Elasticsearch

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The Elasticsearch data source for logs and search.

5

Google Sheets

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The Google Sheets data source.

6

Infinity

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The Infinity data source for APIs and files.

7

InfluxDB

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The InfluxDB data source for high-throughput metrics.

8

Loki

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The Loki data source for logs.

9

MySQL

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MySQL data source for application data.

10

PostgreSQL

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PostgreSQL data source for application data.

11

Prometheus

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The Prometheus data source for metrics.

12

Connecting your data sources

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How to connect based on where your data lives

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Data sources at a glance

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Summary comparison of common data sources.

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