What am I going to learn in this learning path?

You and your team want to know when something important changes in your system—before it impacts users. Whether it’s an error spike, a performance regression, or a reliability issue, timely alerts help you respond quickly and effectively. Honeycomb provides powerful tools for proactive alerting that go beyond traditional monitoring, helping you focus on what truly matters.

The Alerting with Honeycomb learning path teaches you how to set up alerts that drive meaningful action. You’ll learn how to use triggers to get notified about unexpected changes in your telemetry data and how to define and alert on Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to keep reliability aligned with user expectations. By the end, you’ll know how to design alerting strategies that minimize noise, surface real problems, and empower your team to respond with confidence.

How will I learn these things?

This learning path is made up of two courses—Triggers and SLOs—that combine:

• Videos that explain alerting concepts and demonstrate how to configure them in Honeycomb.

• Hands-on labs where you’ll practice setting up triggers and creating actionable SLOs.

• Knowledge checks and quizzes to reinforce your understanding and ensure you can apply these skills in your own environment.

Together, these courses give you both the conceptual framework and practical experience to build effective alerting with Honeycomb.

What do I need before taking this learning path to be successful?

• A general understanding of observability concepts.

• Familiarity with navigating Honeycomb and using its core features.