Which alerts should I configure for Platform engineering with Grafana?

In platform engineering, configuring the right alerts in Grafana is essential for monitoring system performance and ensuring high availability. This guide describes key alerts you should consider implementing.

Alerts, Platform Engineering, Grafana, Monitoring, System Performance, High Availability

// Example Alert Configuration { "alert": "High CPU Usage", "expr": "avg(rate(node_cpu_seconds_total{mode=\"system\"}[5m])) * 100 > 80", "for": "5m", "labels": { "severity": "critical" }, "annotations": { "summary": "High CPU usage detected", "description": "CPU usage has exceeded 80% for more than 5 minutes." } } { "alert": "Memory Usage", "expr": "node_memory_MemAvailable_bytes / node_memory_MemTotal_bytes < 0.1", "for": "10m", "labels": { "severity": "warning" }, "annotations": { "summary": "Low memory available", "description": "Available memory is less than 10% of total memory." } } { "alert": "Disk Space Usage", "expr": "node_filesystem_avail_bytes / node_filesystem_size_bytes < 0.1", "for": "10m", "labels": { "severity": "critical" }, "annotations": { "summary": "Insufficient disk space", "description": "Disk space is below 10% capacity." } }

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