Sensu is a powerful Next-Generation monitoring framework that is quickly replacing traditional monitoring systems like Zabbix, Icinga, and Nagios. But diving into a new monitoring system can be difficult without a guide to show you the way! This course can be your guide to understanding how Sensu works and how to deploy it to your infrastructure. This introductory course will teach you the basics of Sensu's architecture and how to take advantage of the flexibility it provides to build awesome systems.

• In-depth architectural overview
• All videos closed-captioned in English. Hear and See for optimal learning!
• Step-by-step howto instructions on getting Sensu up and running
• Leverage your existing Nagios plugins written in C, Python, or Bash
• Take advantage of the plethora of Open Source Sensu plugins in Ruby!
• Learn about RabbitMQ, Redis, Ruby Gems, Sensu's API, and more
• Use Uchiwa, the awesome open source Dashboard for Sensu
• Setup the foundation to build on more intermediate and advanced Sensu topics

When you are finished with this course you will have setup a complete monitoring solution that actually checks things and actually sends email. This is not a theoretical course, it is a practical one that leaves you with skills and infrastructure to build upon.