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Monitoring architecture patterns
Patterns for metrics, alerts, and dashboards that improve decision speed during production events.
Signal design
What to measure first
Start with business-impacting signals, then expand.
- Latency and error rates on critical execution paths.
- Queue backlog, retry behavior, and processing delay.
- Risk-limit events and control-trigger frequency.
Alert strategy
How to avoid noisy alerts
Thresholds must map to actionable operator decisions.
- Use multi-signal conditions for high-severity alerts.
- Attach runbook links and owner routes to each alert.
- Review false positives every two weeks.
Dashboarding
Operator-friendly dashboards
Dashboards should support fast triage, not vanity metrics.
- Top panel: service health + user impact indicators.
- Middle panel: pipeline and dependency states.
- Bottom panel: recent incidents and action history.
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