Nomenclature

Alerts

An alert sends an email notification when a metric(s) goes above or below its acceptable threshold.

Notifications

An email notifications is sent to the list of email addresses configured for an alert when the metric(s) goes beyond its acceptable threshold.

Metrics

A number that is generated by querying a column of data in a customer’s database table or a customer’s data warehouse table.

Threshold

The level a metric needs to cross to generate a notification.