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title: "Is this course right for you? | Grafana Labs"
description: "Self-selection checklist for the Database Observability course"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## This course is for you if…

- You run one or more databases and want to monitor them with Grafana Cloud
- You want to understand which Grafana Cloud approach fits your database technology
- You’re new to database monitoring in Grafana and want a guided starting point

## Explore other courses

If your focus isn’t databases, one of these courses might be a better fit.

| Course                                                                       | Description                                                          | Duration  |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| [Introduction to integrations](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-integrations/)    | Monitor infrastructure like Linux servers, network devices, and more | 20 min    |
| [Introduction to data sources](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-data-sources/)    | Explore common Grafana data sources beyond databases                 | 20 min    |
| [Cloud Provider Observability](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-cp-olly/)         | Connect cloud accounts from AWS, Azure, or GCP                       | 30–40 min |
| [Send data from external collectors](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-send-data/) | Send metrics and logs from Prometheus, InfluxDB, Graphite, and more  | 15 min    |

Already have Database Observability running?

[View advanced configuration docs](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/monitor-applications/database-observability/configure/)

## No database experience required

This course assumes you have a database running but doesn’t require deep database administration skills. Each learning path walks you through the setup step by step, including creating monitoring users and configuring permissions.