Description

Introduction

Effective monitoring and reporting are critical to ensuring the health, compliance, and performance of data protection environments. This training provides a comprehensive understanding of how Rubrik enables real-time monitoring, proactive alerting, and insightful reporting across backup, recovery, and security operations.

Participants will learn how to use Rubrik’s dashboards, alerts, and built-in reports to track SLA compliance, identify risks, troubleshoot issues, and generate actionable insights for IT operations and management. The course also covers integration with external monitoring and reporting tools to support enterprise-scale observability and compliance requirements.

Prerequisites

1. Basic understanding of data protection and backup concepts
2. Familiarity with Rubrik architecture and core components
3. Prior exposure to Rubrik UI and dashboard navigation
4. Understanding of SLA Domains and backup policies in Rubrik
5. Basic knowledge of IT infrastructure (VMs, databases, filesystems)

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Monitoring & Reporting in Rubrik

   1. Importance of monitoring and reporting in data protection
   2. Rubrik monitoring and analytics capabilities
   3. Key metrics and KPIs in Rubrik

2. Rubrik Dashboard Overview

   1. Dashboard layout and navigation
   2. Global vs object-level views
   3. Health, capacity, and protection status indicators

3. Monitoring SLA Compliance

   1. Understanding SLA compliance metrics
   2. Identifying missed backups and SLA violations
   3. SLA trend analysis and historical views

4. System Health and Performance Monitoring

   1. Cluster health monitoring
   2. Node, disk, and network health indicators
   3. Performance metrics for backup and recovery operations

5. Alerting and Notifications

   1. Types of alerts and events in Rubrik
   2. Configuring alert thresholds
   3. Email and syslog notifications
   4. Best practices for alert management

6. Reporting in Rubrik

   1. Built-in reports and use cases
   2. Backup, recovery, and compliance reports
   3. Capacity utilization and growth reports

7. Custom and Advanced Reporting

   1. Filtering and customizing reports
   2. Scheduling and exporting reports
   3. Role-based access to reports

8. Security and Compliance Reporting

   1. Audit logs and activity tracking
   2. Ransomware and anomaly monitoring insights
   3. Compliance and governance reporting

9. Integration with External Monitoring Tools

   1. Integrating with SIEM and monitoring platforms
   2. API-based reporting and automation
   3. Use cases for enterprise observability

10. Troubleshooting Using Monitoring & Reports

    1. Identifying common issues through dashboards
    2. Using reports for root cause analysis
    3. Proactive monitoring strategies

11. Best Practices for Monitoring & Reporting

    1. Designing effective dashboards
    2. Optimizing alerting to reduce noise
    3. Reporting strategies for IT teams and management

12. Summary and Next Steps

    1. Key takeaways
    2. Aligning monitoring with operational and compliance goals
    3. Recommended advanced Rubrik courses