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Published inJan 2024

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Grafana Alerting

Grafana Alerting is the first of three major components of Grafana’s Incident Response and Management (IRM) toolset. Grafana Alerting itself comes with no additional licensing costs, and it is an ideal solution for smaller organizations while forming the foundation of the IRM tools in larger organizations.

The IRM features can be accessed from the main Grafana menu under the Alerts & IRM tab:

Figure 9.1 – The Grafana Alerts & IRM main screen

Grafana Alerting continuously evaluates user-created alert rules for alert-worthy states, following predefined steps to send messages to the chosen notification channel.

Next, we will see how to set up alert rules, get your contact points and notification policies right, silence alerts when needed, and set up teams and team members.

Alert rules

The main configuration screen for Grafana Alerting is the Alert Rules screen. This allows you to set up new rules and see...

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Published in: Jan 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803248004

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Rob Chapman

Rob Chapman is a creative IT engineer and founder at The Melt Cafe, with two decades of experience in the full application life cycle. Working over the years for companies such as the Environment Agency, BT Global Services, Microsoft, and Grafana, Rob has built a wealth of experience on large complex systems. More than anything, Rob loves saving energy, time, and money and has a track record for bringing production-related concerns forward so that they are addressed earlier in the development cycle, when they are cheaper and easier to solve. In his spare time, Rob is a Scout leader, and he enjoys hiking, climbing, and, most of all, spending time with his family and six children.
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Peter Holmes

Peter Holmes is a senior engineer with a deep interest in digital systems and how to use them to solve problems. With over 16 years of experience, he has worked in various roles in operations. Working at organizations such as Boots UK, Fujitsu Services, Anaplan, Thomson Reuters, and the NHS, he has experience in complex transformational projects, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, and leadership. Peter has a history of taking time to understand the customer and ensuring Day-2+ operations are as smooth and cost-effective as possible.
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