alerting
A process that notifies stakeholders about critical events, anomalies, or threshold breaches in IT systems to enable rapid response and mitigation.
Alerting is the automated process of generating notifications when predefined conditions or anomalies are detected in systems, applications, or infrastructure. Alerts can be triggered by threshold breaches, error rates, latency spikes, or security incidents, ensuring that responsible teams are informed in real time.
Effective alerting strategies minimize noise, prioritize actionable events, and integrate with incident management workflows. Modern alerting systems support multi-channel notifications, escalation policies, and integration with monitoring and observability platforms.
By implementing robust alerting, organizations can reduce downtime, improve service reliability, and respond quickly to emerging issues in complex cloud and AI environments.