Dashboards#

Introduction to Grafana#

Manufacturing operations produce vast amounts of data, often from diverse sources such as sensors, production systems, and logistics tools. Visualizing this data in real-time through clear and customizable dashboards is critical for stakeholders to quickly grasp the current state of operations. Effective visualizations enable rapid identification of issues requiring immediate attention and support data-driven decision-making across teams.

Grafana is a leading open-source platform designed for monitoring, visualization, and analytics. With Grafana, you can consolidate data from various sources, such as databases, IoT devices, and cloud services, and present it using interactive and visually engaging dashboards — as shown in the following example:

Dashboards in Grafana are created by combining and configuring various panels, which act as widgets to display specific types of information. These panels can include charts, graphs, tables, heatmaps, and more, thus allowing you to tailor each dashboard to the specific needs of your operation. Grafana's flexible panel editor makes it easy to configure data queries, customize visual styles, and manage multiple data sources efficiently.

Here, in the table below, you can find a list of small tutorials that can help you get started with Grafana using Data Platform features.

Available guides#

Table: Dashboards guides