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Better K8s Prometheus Alerts with Robusta

Mar 4, 2023
Natan Yellin, Co-founder of Robusta.dev, discusses enhancing Kubernetes alerts with Robusta, improving Prometheus messages, deploying Robusta in clusters, using push notifications, and dealing with CPU limits in Kubernetes. The podcast covers challenges in alert management, monitoring solutions with Prometheus, effective alert management, push notifications for alerting, and detailed explanations of CPU limits.
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Quick takeaways

  • Robusta enhances Kubernetes alerting by providing better error messaging and including graphs and logs in alerts.
  • Robusta automates manual investigation processes in production environments and translates human actions into actionable alerts.

Deep dives

Enhancing Kubernetes Alerting with Robusta

Robusta enhances Kubernetes alerting on Prometheus by serving as a proxy between Alert Manager and preferred notification methods like Slack, PagerDuty, and email. It provides better error messaging, includes Prometheus graphs and container logs in alerts, aiding in diagnosing issues and prioritizing alerts effectively. Robusta is accessible as an open-source tool deployed in Kubernetes clusters through GitHub or a command-line tool.

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