release notes

Author: kimsauce

blog-service/2024-10-18-monitors.md

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+title: Convert to Anomaly Feature for Log Monitors (Monitors)
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+  - monitors
+  - alerts
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+We’ve added the **Convert to Anomaly** option, allowing you to convert outlier monitors into anomaly-based monitors for more efficient data usage and reduced alert noise. Please note that this feature is only available for log monitors at this time. [Learn more](/docs/alerts/monitors/settings).

docs/alerts/monitors/settings.md

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 * **Alert Grouping**.
 * **Trigger Conditions**. Thresholds value that must met for monitor to trigger an alert.  Applicable values include Critical, Warning, and Missing Data. These values are set when you create a monitor and can be based on a variety of metrics such as CPU usage, network latency, application response time.
 
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 ### Convert to Anomaly
 
-:::note Log monitors only
-Metrics monitors not supported at this time.
+:::note Log monitors only  
+Metrics monitors not supported at this time.  
 :::
 
-Outlier monitors are functionally similar to anomaly monitors, but tend to generate more noise. From a data usage perspective, anomaly monitors are more cost-effective.
+Outlier monitors are functionally similar to anomaly monitors, but they tend to generate more noise. From a data usage perspective, anomaly monitors are more cost-effective.
 
 To reduce data usage and alert frequency, you can convert an existing outlier monitor to an anomaly-based monitor by clicking **Convert to Anomaly**. This action will open a monitor configuration window with the [detection method](/docs/alerts/monitors/create-monitor/#detection-method) preset to **Anomaly**, and you can adjust other settings as needed. You’ll then have the option to either disable the original outlier monitor or keep it active.<br/><img src={useBaseUrl('img/alerts/monitors/convert-to-anomaly.png')} alt="convert-to-anomaly" width="600"/>
 
 For more guidance on optimizing scan costs when using Flex Pricing, refer to the [FAQ on optimizing scan costs for monitors](/docs/alerts/monitors/monitor-faq/#how-can-i-optimize-scan-costs-for-monitors-when-using-flex-pricing).
 
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 ### View in Log Search
 
 The **View in Log Search** button opens a new **Log Search** page with the monitor’s query preloaded in the search field. You can run the query to compare the search results against the threshold values set in your monitor.