Alerting and thresholds

Alerting and setting appropriate thresholds are critical components of a robust monitoring strategy in a microservices architecture.

Here are key considerations for alerting and threshold management:

• Define key metrics:
  • Identify critical metrics: Determine which metrics are critical for the health and performance of your microservices.
  • User-centric metrics: Consider metrics that directly impact the user experience, such as response times and error rates.
• Set baseline and thresholds:
  • Establish baselines: Understand normal behavior by establishing baseline metrics during regular operation.
  • Define thresholds: Set thresholds for each metric beyond which an alert is triggered.
• Alert severity levels:
  • Define severity levels: Categorize alerts into severity levels (for example, critical, warning, informational) based on the impact on operations.
  • Escalation policies: Establish escalation policies for different severity levels.
• Dynamic thresholds:
  • Adaptive...