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title: "Database monitoring fundamentals | Grafana Labs"
description: "How Database Observability and database integrations differ, and what you need before the hands-on paths."
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# Database monitoring fundamentals

How Database Observability and database integrations differ, and what you need before the hands-on paths.

Estimated time: 4 min

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