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AIOps: anomaly detection, correlation & RCA

We cut alert noise, shorten time-to-detect (MTTD) and accelerate incident resolution (MTTR). Data-driven ops with OpenTelemetry, SLOs & error budgets, plus runbook automation.

AIOps — anomaly detection, correlation and RCA across cloud and on-prem environments
Less noise, better visibility and faster root-cause analysis in everyday operations.
MTTD / MTTR

Detect and fix faster

E2E escalation funnels and automated actions reduce response time.

Alert noise

Fewer false positives

Correlation, de-duplication and SLO thresholds tame the noise.

RCA

Root-cause focus

Dependency graph + traces streamline investigations.

Scalability

Open standards

OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Tempo/Jaeger.

What you get

From instrumentation to operations: anomaly detection, event correlation and RCA with clear SLOs. Practical, explainable methods and quick wins.

AIOps — anomaly detection, correlation and RCA — OpenTelemetry data flow diagram
Flow: instrumentation (logs/metrics/traces) → correlation → RCA → runbooks.

Anomaly detection

Baselines, adaptive thresholds and seasonality. Start with explainable methods (percentiles, time windows), then add ML where it truly helps.

Correlation & de-duplication

Join events by context (service, region, release, tenant) and time. Less noise, better priorities. Rules are versioned and auditable.

RCA & dependency graph

Unify logs, metrics and traces. Cause tree, timelines and links to changes (deploys, feature flags) speed up retrospectives.

SLOs & error budgets

Define SLIs and targets. Budgets inform release risk, while dashboards show real user impact.

Runbooks & automation

Remediation actions, context enrichers and on-call integrations (Slack/Teams, PagerDuty/Opsgenie). Every action has guardrails and rollback.

Implementation plan (7–14 day pilot)

Clear scope, measurable outcome and artifacts ready to scale. Iterative delivery with transparent trade-offs.

Step 1

Discovery

Signal & goal map: SLIs/SLOs, data sources, risks, service priorities. Decide what matters and why.

Step 2

Instrumentation

OpenTelemetry, tagging standard, sampling. Trace/metric/log contracts with cost and retention control.

Step 3

Detection & correlation

Anomaly models, correlation rules, de-dup and context enrichers. Alerts land in the right queue.

Step 4

RCA & operations

Dependency graph, runbooks, post-incident reviews and threshold tuning. Lessons feed the backlog.

Measuring success & ROI

We track impact from day one: alert volume drop (by source), faster incident resolution, fewer on-call escalations and more stable releases. Reports align outcomes to SLOs, while error budgets guide priorities.

Solid reference: SRE Book — Implementing SLOs.

See also: Monitoring AIOps/SRE · API Integrations

Standards & reading

FAQ — quick answers

Where should we start in an existing environment?
Inventory signals and define SLIs/SLOs for the most impactful services. Normalize tags and context so correlation is meaningful and alerts are actionable.
Does this replace SIEM/monitoring?
No. It complements monitoring and SIEM: unifies signals, de-duplicates alerts and delivers RCA. We integrate with SIEM for compliance and security.
How do you choose thresholds and anomaly models?
We begin with explainable methods (percentiles, seasonality). After the pilot we calibrate thresholds and, if justified, add ML to selected signals.
On-prem or cloud?
Both. Data can remain in your infrastructure; we integrate retention policies, RBAC and access auditing.
How long is the pilot and what do we get?
Typically 7–14 days. You get working anomaly detection, correlation rules, initial runbooks, SLO dashboards plus an improvement backlog and scale-up recommendations.

Want less noise and faster RCA?

Free 20-minute consultation — we’ll review your signals, SLIs/SLOs and outline a pilot plan.

OpenTelemetry SLOs & error budgets Runbooks & on-call