> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cognite.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# About dashboards

> Use out-of-the-box and custom tools to explore, trend, and analyze industrial data stored in Cognite Data Fusion (CDF).

## Get started with dashboard tools

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  <Card title="Visualize data with Grafana" icon="chart-line" href="/cdf/dashboards/guides/grafana/getting_started">
    Connect CDF as a data source and create interactive dashboards with real-time monitoring capabilities.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analyze data with Power BI and Excel" icon="chart-column" href="/cdf/dashboards/guides/powerbi/index">
    Query and transform CDF data using Microsoft Power BI and Excel with OData and REST API connectors.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>