Helping sites get back online: the origin monitoring intern project

Three interns from Cloudflare's 2019 program developed a new feature called passive origin monitoring, which notifies customers when their origin servers are unreachable. The project involved analyzing data patterns and designing actionable notifications for various types of users. The team faced challenges such as ensuring high alert quality and making big data small. They were able to develop additional internal capabilities based on the work done for the customer-facing feature. The interns' experience was marked by a well-scoped project, working as a team, quick agile cycles, and great mentorship. Two of the interns are continuing their work with Cloudflare after graduation, while others may join in the future.