# PERF 7  How do you monitor your resources to ensure they are performing?
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 System performance can degrade over time. Monitor system performance to identify degradation and remediate internal or external factors, such as the operating system or application load. 

**Topics**
+ [PERF07-BP01 Record performance-related metrics](perf_monitor_instances_post_launch_record_metrics.md)
+ [PERF07-BP02 Analyze metrics when events or incidents occur](perf_monitor_instances_post_launch_review_metrics.md)
+ [PERF07-BP03 Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure workload performance](perf_monitor_instances_post_launch_establish_kpi.md)
+ [PERF07-BP04 Use monitoring to generate alarm-based notifications](perf_monitor_instances_post_launch_generate_alarms.md)
+ [PERF07-BP05 Review metrics at regular intervals](perf_monitor_instances_post_launch_review_metrics_collected.md)
+ [PERF07-BP06 Monitor and alarm proactively](perf_monitor_instances_post_launch_proactive.md)