Company
Date Published
Author
Tamir Michaeli Dotan Horovits
Word count
2194
Language
English
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None

Summary

Open source metrics monitoring has become integral for system health and performance, with Prometheus, InfluxDB, and Grafana being leading tools in the field. Prometheus, renowned for its compatibility with cloud-native workloads, uses PromQL for querying, while InfluxDB employs InfluxQL. Grafana, an open-source visualization tool, supports both languages, making dashboard migration a key focus. The growing trend of migrating from InfluxDB to Prometheus has led to the development of the influxql-to-promql-converter, an open-source tool designed to automate this process. This converter translates InfluxQL queries to PromQL, accommodating Grafana's JSON model, and facilitates the transfer of dashboards between different data sources. The tool's modular design allows for flexible import, processing, and export, supporting integration with various platforms, such as Logz.io. The community-driven project encourages feedback and contributions to enhance conversion accuracy and support broader use cases.