Alerting on Issues with Prometheus Alertmanager from Pluralsight

Alerts are an important way to keep your system running. This course will teach you how to configure Prometheus Alertmanager. You'll learn to send alerts through email and slack, as well as management strategies for grouping and silencing alerts.

It’s great to have monitoring set up, but how can you keep alerts meaningful? Too many and people start to ignore them - too few and you may miss things that need to be fixed. In this course, Alerting on Issues with Prometheus Alertmanager, you’ll learn to manage alerts in a way that makes sense for your situation. First, you’ll explore alerting principles and set up the Alertmanager application. Next, you’ll discover receivers and how to use them to send alerts through different channels like email and instant messaging. Finally, you’ll learn how to effectively manage your alerts with features like grouping related alerts and silencing duplicates. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of alerting needed to configure Alertmanager in a way that makes sense for your situation and adds value to your organization.

What's inside

Syllabus

Course Overview

Understanding Alerts and Alertmanager

Sending Alerts with Receivers

Filtering, Managing, and Customizing Alerts

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

, and possible dealbreakers

Students with backgrounds in Cloud Computing may find the course unfulfilling, as the course builds a foundation

This course appears to be a good fit for students with a beginning to intermediate background in software development

Suitable for individuals with system monitoring responsibilities in IT or DevOps seeking to improve their alerting practices

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Alerting on Issues with Prometheus Alertmanager with these activities:

Review the syllabus and course outline

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Familiarize yourself with the course structure and topics to build a foundation for success.

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Read the syllabus and course outline carefully
Identify the key concepts and topics covered in the course
Set personal learning goals for the course

Answer questions in the course discussion forum

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Enhance your understanding by helping others and clarifying concepts.

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Review questions posted in the course discussion forum
Provide thoughtful and helpful answers based on your knowledge
Engage in discussions to further clarify concepts

Complete the Prometheus Alertmanager tutorial

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Gain practical experience and reinforce course concepts through guided instruction.

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Follow the steps provided in the Prometheus Alertmanager tutorial
Create and configure an Alertmanager instance
Send alerts to different receivers
Manage alerts using groups and silencing

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Solve Prometheus Alertmanager practice problems

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Strengthen your understanding of Alertmanager by solving practical problems.

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Find practice problems related to Prometheus Alertmanager
Attempt to solve the problems on your own
Check your solutions against provided answers or consult online forums

Review the book 'Site Reliability Engineering'

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Expand your knowledge of reliability and monitoring practices beyond the course content.

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Read the book 'Site Reliability Engineering'
Summarize the key concepts and practices related to monitoring and alerting
Reflect on how these concepts can be applied to your own projects

Create an Alertmanager configuration file

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Apply your knowledge by creating a functional Alertmanager configuration file.

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Design an Alertmanager configuration based on course concepts
Implement the configuration in a YAML file
Test the configuration by sending alerts

Contribute to the Prometheus Alertmanager project

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Gain practical experience and contribute to the monitoring community.

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Identify an issue or feature request in the Prometheus Alertmanager repository
Fork the repository and create a pull request with your proposed changes
Collaborate with the maintainers to refine and merge your contribution

Career center

Learners who complete Alerting on Issues with Prometheus Alertmanager will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineers design, develop, and maintain cloud infrastructure. These engineers are often experts in multiple cloud vendors, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. Using the knowledge from this course, Cloud Engineers can manage robust cloud-based infrastructure, with systems operating in an optimal environment via reliable and sound alert practices.

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Site Reliability Engineer

Site Reliability Engineers keep websites, platforms, and applications running. This role requires an expert-level understanding of infrastructure, information security, database maintenance, and knowledge of network engineering. In short, this role is about keeping systems reliably online with minimal interruptions. This course can serve as a great stepping stone toward a career as an SRE. A strong understanding of how to write effective alerts will help ensure your systems are stable.

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DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineers combine software development with information technology operations. These engineers ensure that software products are built and deployed with quality. DevOps Engineers who excel at writing and maintaining reliable alerts will empower their teams to focus on more fulfilling and demanding work without interruptions.

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Systems Administrator

Systems Administrators install, configure, and maintain computer systems. They also manage user accounts and permissions. Those in this role who are looking to automate their environments will find that the principles they learn in this course will help to streamline operations.

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Network Administrator

Network Administrators design, implement, and maintain computer networks. They also provide technical support to users. Network Administrators who take this course will gain a better understanding of how to communicate network issues to other team members and stakeholders.

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Database Administrator

Database Administrators ensure that databases are running smoothly and efficiently. They also provide technical support to users. Database Administrators who take this course will gain valuable knowledge about writing alerts for database incidents.

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Information Security Analyst

Information Security Analysts protect computer systems and networks from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. Information Security Analysts who take this course will gain a deeper understanding of how to write alerts that can help to prevent security breaches.

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Software Engineer

Software Engineers design, develop, and maintain software systems. They also work with other engineers and stakeholders to ensure that software products meet the needs of users. Software Engineers will find great value in the content of this course when developing robust and reliable applications.

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Computer Systems Analyst

Computer Systems Analysts study the needs of businesses and organizations to determine how computer systems can help them achieve their goals. They also design, develop, and implement computer systems. Computer Systems Analysts will learn how to manage alert systems so that businesses will reap the benefits of efficient technology.

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Business Systems Analyst

Business Systems Analysts analyze business processes and design and implement computer systems to improve efficiency. Business Systems Analysts who take this course will be able to use their knowledge of alerts to make informed decisions about how to improve business processes.

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Data Analyst

Data Analysts collect, analyze, and interpret data to help organizations make informed decisions. Data Analysts who take this course will gain a deeper understanding of how to use alerts to identify trends and anomalies in data.

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Business Analyst

Business Analysts work with stakeholders to define and document business requirements. They also develop and implement solutions to meet those requirements. Business Analysts who take this course will gain a better understanding of how to use alerts to track the progress of business initiatives.

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Quality Assurance Analyst

Quality Assurance Analysts test software to ensure that it meets the needs of users. They also work with developers to fix defects. Quality Assurance Analysts who take this course will gain a deeper understanding of how to use alerts to identify and track defects.

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Help Desk Technician

Help Desk Technicians provide technical support to users. They also troubleshoot and resolve technical issues. Help Desk Technicians who take this course will gain a deeper understanding of how to use alerts to identify and resolve technical issues.

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Technical Support Specialist

Technical Support Specialists provide technical support to users. They also troubleshoot and resolve technical issues. Technical Support Specialists who take this course will gain a deeper understanding of how to use alerts to identify and resolve technical issues.

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