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title: SQS
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## Standard set of alarms

#### Main Queue

| Stat | Threshold | Time to Alarm | Urgency | Metric |
| ---- | --------- | ------------- | ------- | ------ |
| Falling behind in Processing | 30s | 5m | Low | ApproximateAgeOfOldestMessage |

#### Deadletter Queue

| Stat | Threshold | Time to Alarm | Urgency | Metric |
| ---- | --------- | ------------- | ------- | ------ |
| Messages in queue | 1 | 1m | Low | ApproximateNumberOfMessagesVisible |
| Consistent Message Ingest Rate | 1 | 5m | High | NumberOfMessagesSent |

## Examples
