Systems, Architecture and Systems Architecture

In every data integration effort, pipelines monitoring is crucial. Microsoft Azure offers a feature that allows to create alerts for this purpose. This feature, available in Azure Data Factory, allows the selection of the target data factory metric for which an alert is required also it allows to configure the alert logic. It is possible to specify various filters such as activity name, pipeline name, activity type, and failure type for the raised alerts.

Additionally, it is possible to specify the alert logic conditions and the evaluation criteria. Moreover, it is possible to choose the channel for the alert. Options include email, SMS, voice, and push notifications. While this feature provides a good starting point for monitoring data integration projects, it’s important to note that it operates within the scope of Azure Data Factory features.

For more specific monitoring related to data verification or data quality, a more elaborate architecture would need to be designed. This insight into Azure’s alerting feature could serve as a stepping stone in designing a more comprehensive alerting/monitoring system for end users, developers, and maintainers.

References

Malhotra, G. (2019, January 14). Create alerts to proactively monitor your data factory pipelines. Azure Blog. 8. Retrieved October 28, 2023, from https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/create-alerts-to-proactively-monitor-your-data-factory-pipelines/