Getting started with Grafana: best practices to design your first dashboard

Grafana dashboards have been key in visualizing data for over a decade, incorporating principles like audience understanding and visual hierarchies for effective design. Key metrics to consider include the RED method (Errors, Requests, Duration), the USE method (Utilization, Saturation, Errors), and the Four Golden Signals (Latency, Traffic, Errors, Saturation) for comprehensive monitoring.