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Postgraduate Diploma in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health

Online 800-hour Postgraduate Diploma in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health. 8 modules covering IETF RFC 5424, NIST SP 800-92 and Prometheus. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.

Duration800 h
ModeOnline
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Understand the pillars of observability in distributed systems.

02

Implement structured logging from the device to the cloud.

03

Instrument metrics and define alerts with Prometheus.

04

Apply distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry.

05

Define health indicators for devices and services.

06

Design actionable dashboards and alerts.

07

Govern telemetry with security and cost criteria.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Observability engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
  • SRE engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
  • DevOps engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
  • Firmware engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
  • Platform engineer looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
  • Operations analyst looking to specialise in Logging/Tracing/Metrics and Health.
  • Graduates in engineering or sciences seeking to move into software.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • IETF RFC 5424
  • NIST SP 800-92
  • W3C Trace Context
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • IEC 62443-3-3
  • ISO/IEC 25010
  • Reglamento (UE) 2016/679
Syllabus

8 modules · 800 h

  1. 1.1Monitoring versus observability
  2. 1.2Signals: logs, metrics and traces
  3. 1.3Events and continuous profiling
  4. 1.4Cardinality and telemetry cost
  5. 1.5Observability in embedded devices
  6. 1.6Correlation between signals
  7. 1.7OpenTelemetry data model
  8. 1.8Collection architectures
  9. 1.9Privacy requirements in telemetry
  10. 1.10Case study: telemetry map of an IoT system
  1. 2.1Structured formats: JSON and logfmt
  2. 2.2Syslog protocol RFC 5424
  3. 2.3Levels, context and correlation
  4. 2.4Logging in firmware with limited resources
  5. 2.5Fluent Bit and Vector agents
  6. 2.6Storage with Loki and Elasticsearch
  7. 2.7Log queries and analysis
  8. 2.8Retention and cost management
  9. 2.9Audit logging per NIST SP 800-92
  10. 2.10Laboratory: log pipeline with Fluent Bit
  1. 3.1Metric types: counter, gauge and histogram
  2. 3.2Prometheus model and labels
  3. 3.3Application instrumentation
  4. 3.4Exporters and system metrics
  5. 3.5Metrics in embedded devices
  6. 3.6Aggregation and downsampling
  7. 3.7PromQL query language
  8. 3.8Alerts with Alertmanager
  9. 3.9RED and USE methods
  10. 3.10Practical: instrumentation with Prometheus
  1. 4.1Concepts of trace, span and context
  2. 4.2Propagation with W3C Trace Context
  3. 4.3Instrumentation with OpenTelemetry
  4. 4.4Head and tail sampling
  5. 4.5Jaeger and Tempo as back-ends
  6. 4.6Tracing between device and cloud
  7. 4.7Latency analysis with traces
  8. 4.8Traces in event-driven architectures
  9. 4.9Tracing cost and performance
  10. 4.10Laboratory: end-to-end tracing with OpenTelemetry
  1. 5.1Device health indicators
  2. 5.2Health checks and availability probes
  3. 5.3Watchdogs and controlled restarts
  4. 5.4Memory dumps and fault diagnosis
  5. 5.5Battery and connectivity telemetry
  6. 5.6Fleet health indices
  7. 5.7Anomaly detection in metrics
  8. 5.8Health in Kubernetes: liveness and readiness
  9. 5.9Service status dashboards
  10. 5.10Workshop: fleet health report
  1. 6.1Dashboard design in Grafana
  2. 6.2Dashboards by audience
  3. 6.3Actionable alerts and thresholds
  4. 6.4Reducing alert noise
  5. 6.5Escalation paths and on-call rotas
  6. 6.6Runbooks linked to alerts
  7. 6.7SLO-based alerts
  8. 6.8Visualising correlated traces and logs
  9. 6.9Dashboards as code
  10. 6.10Practical: dashboard and alerts for a service
  1. 7.1OpenTelemetry Collector architecture
  2. 7.2Scaling the observability back-end
  3. 7.3Telemetry security in transit
  4. 7.4Personal data in logs and GDPR
  5. 7.5IEC 62443-3-3 audit requirements
  6. 7.6Governance of labels and naming
  7. 7.7Observability cost control
  8. 7.8Observability for incident response
  9. 7.9Observability maturity
  10. 7.10Case study: reducing telemetry costs
  1. 8.1Target system and questions to answer
  2. 8.2Telemetry strategy design
  3. 8.3Log and metric instrumentation
  4. 8.4Trace instrumentation
  5. 8.5Health indicators
  6. 8.6Dashboards and alerts
  7. 8.7Testing with induced faults
  8. 8.8Cost assessment
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

Fully 100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine study with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry Collector, Jaeger, Fluent Bit, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Case studies cover real fault diagnosis procedures with correlated traces, alert testing with induced faults, and device fleet health analysis. Assessment is continuous per module plus the final integrating project.

Accredited laboratories(EN ISO/IEC 17025) with a rotor test rig, EMC/Lightning pre-compliance, HIL/SIL and vibration/acoustics.
Evidence-oriented final project:safety case, test plan, compliance dossier and operational limits.
Industry mentoring:lecturers with a track record in training, , eVTOL/UAM and flight test.
Flexible delivery(hybrid/online), international cohorts and support from SEIUM Career Services.
Ethics and safety:safety-by-design approach, cyber-OT, DIH and compliance as pillars.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Target system and questions to answer

Understand the pillars of observability in distributed systems.

Telemetry strategy design

Implement structured logging from the device to the cloud.

Log and metric instrumentation

Instrument metrics and define alerts with Prometheus.

Trace instrumentation

Apply distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry.

Health indicators

Define health indicators for devices and services.

Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Observability EngineerSRE EngineerDevOps EngineerFirmware EngineerPlatform EngineerOperations Analyst
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
  • Sufficient level of Spanish to follow technical standards reading.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme is 800 hours in total, spread over 6 to 8 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.

You will work with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry Collector, Jaeger, Fluent Bit. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.

An own diploma from SEIUM upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.

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