20231204 edit pass, acrolinx

Author: WilliamDAssafMSFT

docs/analytics-platform-system/determine-polling-frequency.md

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ description: This article explains how to determine the polling frequency for An
 author: charlesfeddersen
 ms.author: charlesf
 ms.reviewer: martinle
-ms.date: 04/17/2018
+ms.date: 12/04/2023
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: data-warehouse
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ---
 
-# Determine Polling Frequency
+# Determine polling frequency
 This article explains how to determine the polling frequency for Analytics Platform System appliance alerts.  
 
-## To Determine the Polling Frequency  
+## <a id="to-determine-the-polling-frequency"></a> Determine the Polling Frequency
 Since PDW does not currently support proactive notifications when alerts occur, the monitoring solution needs to continuously poll the appliance DLLs.  Internally, PDW polls the components at different intervals:  
 
 -   Cluster - 60 seconds  
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ Since PDW does not currently support proactive notifications when alerts occur,
 
 -   Performance counters - three seconds  
 
-A common interval to poll for alerts, which is also used by System Center, is **every 15 minutes**.  Obviously, you could query more or less frequently, but it is not recommended to poll less than every six hours.  
+A common interval to poll for alerts, which is also used by System Center Operations Manager, is **every 15 minutes**.  Obviously, you could query more or less frequently, but it is not recommended to poll less than every six hours.  
 
-Polling more frequently is acceptable, but polling too frequently can clutter the [sys.dm_pdw_nodes_exec_requests](../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-exec-requests-transact-sql.md) DMV.  Polling too frequently can make it difficult for users to diagnose query performance issues when their quickly rolls out of view.  
+Polling more frequently is acceptable, but polling too frequently can clutter the [sys.dm_pdw_nodes_exec_requests](../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-exec-requests-transact-sql.md) DMV. Polling too frequently can make it difficult for users to diagnose query performance issues when their quickly rolls out of view.  
 
-## See Also  
+## Related content
 
 - [Monitor the appliance with system views - Analytics Platform System](monitor-the-appliance-by-using-system-views.md)
-- [Appliance Monitoring &#40;Analytics Platform System&#41;](appliance-monitoring.md)  
+- [Appliance monitoring for Analytics Platform System](appliance-monitoring.md)