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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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alert fatigue

/ə.ˈlɜːrt fə.ˈtiːɡ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A channel so loud it has achieved the silence it was built to prevent.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The diminished responsiveness that results when a pipeline emits so many low-value alerts that operators stop distinguishing the actionable ones.

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See also

freshness checkA test that confirms the data is old, then emails someone who has muted the channel.
on-call rotationThe one place the org reliably assigns pipeline ownership: at 3 a.m., to whoever is holding the pager.
pipeline monitoringA wall of green panels confirming the job ran, and silent on whether it was right.