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Performing alerts in Splunk
Alerts are ways that business people, workers, managers, and others can receive notifica-
tions about something that they need to know has happened, or about something that is
likely to happen soon. The usefulness of alerts in this age of machine data cannot be over-
stated; the amount of information out there is growing rapidly and it is important that it be
monitored, and done so using automatic controls. It is beyond human capability to check
large data streams, given the speed and volume at which it comes in. Furthermore, prob-
lems also need to be caught early. Fortunately, automatic alerts provide a solution.
Once an alert is set, there are various ways to convey alert information. Alerts can be set to
send a message or e-mail, set off an alarm, run a script, produce an ad-hoc report, or take
any number of other actions that can help to let people know something they need to be-
come aware of.
Note
The alert feature will be accessible only to those with a full enterprise system.
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