* (Recommended) Enable {cloud}/ec-monitoring-setup.html[logs and metrics]. When logs and metrics are enabled, monitoring information is visible on {kib}'s {kibana-ref}/xpack-monitoring.html[Stack Monitoring] page.
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You can also enable the {kibana-ref}/kibana-alerts.html[CPU usage threshold alert] to be notified about potential issues through email.
{ess} grants {cloud}/ec-vcpu-boost-instance.html[CPU credits] per deployment
to provide smaller clusters with performance boosts when needed. High CPU
usage can deplete these credits, which might lead to {cloud}/ec-scenario_why_is_performance_degrading_over_time.html[performance degradation] and {cloud}/ec-scenario_why_are_my_cluster_response_times_suddenly_so_much_worse.html[increased cluster response times].
* Enable <<monitoring-overview,{es} monitoring>>. When logs and metrics are enabled, monitoring information is visible on {kib}'s {kibana-ref}/xpack-monitoring.html[Stack Monitoring] page.
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You can also enable the {kibana-ref}/kibana-alerts.html[CPU usage threshold alert] to be notified about potential issues through email.