A platform team wants alerts that reach on-call engineers with the failing resource name, the metric value, and a link to the response playbook. Which design achieves this?
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Answer: D
Action groups define what happens when an alert fires, including webhooks and Logic Apps that receive the common alert schema. Adding custom properties or a description to the alert rule lets the payload carry the failing resource context and a runbook link, so responders have what they need immediately. Default alerts and dashboard-only signals omit that context, and email alone cannot trigger automated follow-up.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Default alert titles show only the rule name. Without an action group or custom fields, responders get no resource detail or playbook reference.
- B. Dashboard tiles show status only when someone looks at them. Nobody is notified, so the failure could sit unnoticed until a person checked the screen.
- C. A shared mailbox delivers text, but without a structured payload or links it still requires manual lookup and cannot start automated response steps.