Merge pull request #177 from grafana/tonypowa/get-started-pt3

new submission: get started with grafana alerting part 3

grafana/alerting-get-started-pt3/finish.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Conclusion
+
+Alert rule grouping simplifies incident management by consolidating related alerts. By configuring **notification policies** and using **labels** (such as _region_), you can group alerts based on specific criteria and route them to the appropriate teams. Fine-tuning **timing options**—including group wait, group interval, and repeat interval—further reduces noise and ensures notifications remain actionable without overwhelming on-call engineers.

grafana/alerting-get-started-pt3/index.json

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "title": "Get started with Grafana Alerting - Part 3",
+  "description": "Learn how to group alert notifications effectively to reduce noise and streamline communication in Grafana Alerting — Part 3.",
+  "details": {
+    "intro": {
+      "text": "intro.md"
+    },
+    "steps": [
+      {
+        "text": "step1.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "step2.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "step3.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "step4.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "step5.md"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "step6.md"
+      }
+    ],
+    "finish": {
+      "text": "finish.md"
+    }
+  },
+  "backend": {
+    "imageid": "ubuntu"
+  }
+}

grafana/alerting-get-started-pt3/intro.md

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Get started with Grafana Alerting - Part 3
+
+The Get started with Grafana Alerting tutorial Part 3 is a continuation of [Get started with Grafana Alerting tutorial Part 2](http://www.grafana.com/tutorials/alerting-get-started-pt2/).
+
+Alert grouping in Grafana Alerting reduces notification noise by combining related alerts into a single, concise notification. This is essential for on-call engineers, ensuring they focus on resolving incidents instead of sorting through a flood of notifications.
+
+Grouping is configured by using labels in the notification policy that reference the labels that are generated by the alert instances. With notification policies, you can also configure how often notifications are sent for each group of alerts.
+
+In this tutorial, you will:
+
+- Learn how alert rule grouping works.
+
+- Create a notification policy to handle grouping.
+
+- Define an alert rule for a real-world scenario.
+
+- Receive and review grouped alert notifications.