Operational Analytics
Automate alerts and playbooks for threshold violations, SLA breaches, and inventory issues. Stop manual monitoring—let data changes trigger action.
The Manual Monitoring Problem
Operations teams manually check dashboards for exceptions. Delayed detection means issues escalate before action. No automated playbooks.
Delayed Detection
Ops analyst checks inventory dashboard every morning. Warehouse stock fell below reorder point at 3pm yesterday. Discover issue 18 hours later—supplier lead time 2 weeks, out of stock.
Manual Escalation
SLA breach detected—support ticket open 5+ days. Analyst emails manager, manager pings support lead. Takes 3 hours to escalate—customer already churned.
No Playbooks
Fraud transaction detected. Ops team has checklist: block card, email customer, file report. Manual steps take 30 minutes—fraudster drains account while checklist runs.
How Fastero Solves It
Event-driven operational workflows. CDC detects threshold violations, triggers automated playbooks with alerts and remediation.
Data Sources
Warehouse
ERP
Logs
Threshold Check
SQL condition
CDC trigger
Anomaly detected
Automated Playbook
Alert team
Create ticket
Run remediation
Define Thresholds in SQL
Write SQL condition: inventory < reorder_point, SLA_days > 5, transaction_amount > fraud_threshold. Fastero monitors these conditions continuously via CDC—no manual dashboard checks.
Trigger on Threshold Violation
When SQL condition becomes true (inventory drops below threshold), CDC fires trigger. Fastero workflow executes: calculate impact (days until stockout), fetch context (supplier lead time, order history).
Alert with Context
Post a Slack alert to the ops team with inventory level, reorder point, supplier lead time, and other context so the team understands urgency at a glance.
Execute Automated Playbook
Chain workflow steps: create purchase order in ERP (webhook), email supplier, create Jira ticket for tracking, update dashboard. Full playbook executes automatically—no manual checklist.
What changes with Fastero
Alerts can fire within minutes instead of hours or days after the fact.
Playbooks automate many of the checklist steps your team runs today.
CDC-based monitoring keeps watching even when no one is looking at dashboards.
Alerts include impact analysis, not just a raw threshold value.
Fastero vs. Traditional Monitoring
Event-driven alerts vs. scheduled dashboard checks and manual escalation.
| What you need | How Fastero helps | Typical alternatives | What this means in practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detection Speed | Real-time CDC (seconds after threshold crossed) | Manual dashboard checks (hourly/daily) | Inventory falls below threshold at 3pm, alert fires at 3:01pm. Not discovered next morning. |
| Alert Context | SQL query enriches alert (impact, history, next steps) | Raw threshold values without any explanation | Alert shows current stock, reorder point, supplier lead time, and projected stockout date so the team immediately understands how serious the issue is. |
| Playbook Automation | Workflow chains: alert + ticket + API call | Manual checklist execution | SLA breach → auto-create escalation ticket, email manager, post Slack alert, and reduce the number of manual steps. |
| Threshold Flexibility | SQL conditions (any logic: < > AND OR) | Pre-built alerts (limited customization) | Complex rules such as inventory below a threshold combined with long supplier lead time and no pending orders can be expressed directly in SQL. |
| 24/7 Coverage | Continuous CDC monitoring (no gaps) | Business hours monitoring (nights/weekends missed) | Fraud transaction at 2am triggers instant alert. Not discovered Monday morning. |
Real-World Scenarios
Inventory Low → Auto-Reorder
Situation
Warehouse inventory for Product A falls below reorder point. Manual process: analyst checks dashboard daily, emails purchasing, purchasing creates PO. Takes 2 days—stockout before reorder placed.
Solution
CDC detects inventory < reorder_point. Fastero workflow: calculate order quantity (reorder_point - current_stock), create PO in ERP via API, email supplier with PO PDF, post Slack alert to purchasing.
Outcome
Reorders can be triggered quickly after thresholds are breached, and purchasing reviews auto-generated POs for approval or adjustment before they go out.
SLA Breach → Escalate Ticket
Situation
Support ticket open 5+ days (SLA: 3 days). Manual process: analyst runs query Friday, emails manager with list. Manager manually assigns to senior support. Customer already escalated via Twitter.
Solution
CDC detects support ticket age > SLA threshold. Fastero workflow: fetch ticket details, customer tier (enterprise = high priority), post Slack alert to manager with context, auto-assign to senior support queue.
Outcome
Escalation happens within hours of an SLA breach, instead of only at the end of the week. Senior support can step in before customers feel ignored.
Fraud Detection → Block & Alert
Situation
High-value transaction from a new card looks suspicious. Manual review happens once a day, so follow-up charges often go through before anyone notices.
Solution
CDC detects transactions over a configurable fraud threshold from new cards. Fastero workflow checks velocity (for example, multiple attempts in a short window), blocks the card via payment API, sends SMS to the customer, and creates a fraud case in CRM.
Outcome
Cards can be blocked shortly after the first suspicious transaction, instead of hours later after manual review.
Fastero Features That Power This
Trigger Engine
CDC monitors SQL conditions continuously. When condition becomes true (threshold crossed), trigger fires workflow—no manual checks.
Learn moreWorkflow Orchestrator
Chain multiple steps: run SQL query, post Slack alert, create Jira ticket, call API. Conditional logic (if high_priority, escalate to manager).
Learn moreSlack/Email Alerts
Send alerts to Slack channels or email. Include SQL query results in alert (context, not just threshold value). Tag specific users (@manager).
Learn moreSQL Workbench
Write SQL to define thresholds (inventory < reorder_point). Test query, save, attach to trigger. Update threshold logic anytime—no code deploy.
Learn moreAudit Trail
Every workflow execution logged (who triggered, when, what actions taken). Compliance teams audit playbook execution—SOC 2 ready.
Learn moreLive Dashboards
Streamlit apps show real-time operational metrics. Dashboard refreshes when CDC triggers (no manual reload). Ops team monitors live.
Learn moreCommon Questions
How do you detect threshold violations in real-time?
CDC (Change Data Capture) monitors database tables. When row changes (inventory decreases), CDC checks SQL condition (inventory < threshold). If true, trigger fires. Latency: 1-5 seconds from change to trigger.
What types of alerts can you send?
Slack (post to channel, DM user, tag @user), email (HTML or plain text), webhooks (PagerDuty, OpsGenie, custom HTTP endpoint). Alert includes SQL query result (context), not just threshold value.
Can you integrate with ticketing systems?
Yes—workflow calls Jira API (create ticket), ServiceNow API, or custom ticketing via webhook. Ticket includes: alert context, affected resource (SKU, customer ID), recommended action.
How do you handle complex threshold logic?
SQL conditions support any logic: inventory < threshold AND supplier_lead_time > 7 AND no_pending_orders. Combine multiple conditions with AND/OR. Use subqueries to check related data.
What if alert fires too frequently?
Set a cooldown period in trigger config so alerts fire at most once in a given window. This prevents alert spam if a threshold oscillates. You can also use SQL conditions to require multiple consecutive violations before alerting.
How is this different from Datadog or PagerDuty?
Datadog and PagerDuty focus on infrastructure monitoring (CPU, memory, logs). Fastero focuses on business logic monitoring (inventory, SLA, fraud). They are complementary: one alerts you when a service is down, the other when key business thresholds are crossed.
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