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Learn how to transform frustrating and ineffective alerts into valuable monitoring tools in this NANOG conference talk. Explore common pitfalls in alert design and implementation while discovering vendor-agnostic techniques to create meaningful, actionable, and manageable alerts that genuinely benefit organizations. Master the art of breaking bad alerting habits, understand vendor tool design principles, and implement new concepts that will make team members appreciate receiving alerts rather than dreading them. Gain insights from speaker Leon Adato's 25+ years of monitoring experience across various tools and environments, from modest 10-system setups to massive 250,000-system infrastructures. Delve into practical solutions for improving alert systems, reducing false alarms, eliminating noise, and transforming monitoring from a source of constant interruptions into a valuable business asset that saves investigation time and resources.