Run and cry wolf?

Have you ever been in a situation where an uptake in activity triggers an alarm even when the activity level is “normal” for the particular time period? Well that’s the cry-wolf effect[1].

Nothing is “normal” in environments where digital business applications generate extreme high volumes of transactions, with unexpected or unpredictable usage patterns. All this places a massive challenge on DB2 management and monitoring.

What is needed for a healthy DB2 system?  What can trace d