January 8, 2025

Alert Grouping, Star Messages from MS Teams with Reactions

Hey there, Firefighters πŸ§‘β€πŸš’ Happy New Year! Let’s get things started. Here’s what we’ve shipped for you this week:

🎧 Alert Grouping is Here!

alert grouping - changelog

Say goodbye to alert fatigue. Enter Alert Grouping β€” a smarter way to manage your alerts and cut through the noise. Now you can consolidate related alerts into a single parent alert, giving you a clearer signal when issues arise.

What does this mean for you?

🎧 Reduced alert noise: Related alerts are automatically grouped together

πŸ› οΈ Customizable grouping rules: Group by cluster name, region, environment, or other criteria

⏰ Flexible duration windows: You control how long alerts should be grouped

πŸ‘€ Clear visibility: Easily track linked alerts in the Timeline view

πŸ“– Preview capabilities: See how your grouping rules will work before implementing them

Head to Signals > Alert Grouping to get started.

Read the blog to learn more.

🌟 Microsoft Teams: Star your messages with reactions

We've made it easier to manage important messages in Microsoft Teams! You can now star and unstar messages using reactions. Use the "Glowing star" 🌟 or "Pin" πŸ“Œ reaction to star a message, and the "No entry" ⛔️ reaction to unstar it.

ms teams - star message

‼️ Single digit values for Severity for better external system compatibility

severities - changelog

You can now use single-digit values for severity levels, making it easier to map your severities to external systems like ServiceNow. This update provides more flexibility in how you configure and manage incident severity levels across your integrated tools.

πŸŽ‰ Thanks for all your support in 2024 β€” we can't wait to share everything we've got in store for you in 2025!

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