Grafana

Nekt has completed the entire process to ensure that your data, generated in different places, is organized all together. Now it’s time to connect this data to a visualization tool, where you can effectively work with it and generate meaningful visuals.

If your tool for data visualization is Grafana, here’s the guide to create the connection.

First of all, let us know you are going to use Grafana! Then we’ll provide you with some necessary credentials. We are working to give you automatic access to it through Nekt platform and will let you know as soon as we have it!

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1. Enable Athena connector

With Nekt, your data is securely stored inside AWS catalog. Athena is an AWS service that enables data analysis. Therefore, Grafana will use Athena as a connector to your data.

Inside Grafana, go to Add new connector and search for Amazon Athena. You can filter the results by data sources to help you find it.

Click on the blue button Install via grafana.com and you’ll be led to another webpage. Click on Install plugin and, in one click, you’ll be all set to choose your data source.

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2. Set up the Athena data source

Now, you go to the Data Sources page inside Grafana, click on Add data source and you should be able to find Amazon Athena on the list.

By clicking on this option, the data source will be added and you’ll be asked to inform your credentials.

Keep the default Authentication Provider (Access and secret key) and inform your credentials: Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. All the other fields can be left blank.

💡 Don’t forget to ask for your credentials through our Slack channel!

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3. Test and connect

Click on save and then test to make sure everything is working fine. You should now be able to create your dashboards.

For further information, access Using the Amazon Athena Grafana Connector. Let us know through our chat if you face any blocker and we’ll be happy to help!