SLO & Reliability Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Dec 25, 2025 4 min read

SLO-Based Alerting

Alerts driven by SLO burn rate.

Idea

Alert when SLO is at risk, not on every error.

Less noise; more signal.

Multi-window

1h, 6h, 3d. All firing = real problem.

Standard.

Avoid

Alerts on raw error rate. Often noise.

Tie to SLO.