Alert Design Basics: How to Set Thresholds and Severity So Alerts Are Neither Noisy nor Missed
Too many alerts numb the on-call team with "cry wolf" fatigue, so real incidents go unnoticed; too few alerts hide failures until users complain. Good alert design must be both "not noisy" and "not missing anything". This guide explains how to set thresholds, assign P1–P4 severities, and avoid alert fatigue, with copy-ready alert rule examples.