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-This is a temporary placeholder for the Monitoring section of Guides
+Monitoring your production services is a key part of a good user experience. Traditional stopgaps like 'pingers' or simply waiting for user reported issues are insufficient. These guides are an introduction to the basic concepts of monitoring.
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+## On the Checkly Blog
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+<div class="cards-list">
+{{< doc-card class="three-column-card" title="How to Fight Alert Fatigue with Synthetic Monitoring" description="7 best practices." link="https://www.checklyhq.com/blog/alert-fatigue/" >}}
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+{{< doc-card class="three-column-card" title="Observability as Code Explained" description="Traditional monitoring has become insufficient for managing complex systems. " link="https://www.checklyhq.com/blog/observability-as-code/" >}}
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+{{< doc-card class="three-column-card" title="Software Deployment Best Practices for Modern Engineering Teams" description="Five best practices to help you deploy your software more securely and reliably." link="https://www.checklyhq.com/blog/software-deployment-best-practices/" >}}
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+</div>