// tag::cloud[]
* (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.

* From your deployment menu, view the {cloud}/ec-saas-metrics-accessing.html[**Performance**] page. On this page, you can view two key metrics:
** **CPU usage**: Your deployment's CPU usage, represented as a percentage.
** **CPU credits**: Your remaining CPU credits, measured in seconds of CPU time.

{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].

// end::cloud[]

// tag::self-managed[]
* 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.
// end::self-managed[]