Anomaly Detection

Catch Data Issues Before They Catch You

ML-powered detection identifies unusual patterns, volume changes, and distribution shifts automatically. Know about problems before stakeholders ask why dashboards look wrong.

Recent Anomalies
Volume Drop: orders
Row count down 85% from expected
2h ago
Null Spike: users.email
Null rate increased from 2% to 15%
5h ago
Distribution Shift: revenue
Average up 300% from baseline
1d ago

What We Detect

Sparvi monitors multiple dimensions of your data to catch issues early.

Volume Anomalies

Detect when row counts deviate from expected patterns. Catch partial loads, duplicate data, and failed pipelines.

Example: A table that averages 10K rows/day suddenly has only 500.

Distribution Anomalies

Identify when values shift outside normal ranges. Catch calculation errors, unit changes, and data corruption.

Example: Average order value jumps from $50 to $5,000.

Null Rate Spikes

Monitor null percentages across columns. Catch upstream changes, ETL bugs, and data source issues.

Example: Email column nulls jump from 2% to 40%.

Freshness Issues

Track when data was last updated. Catch pipeline failures, source outages, and scheduling issues.

Example: Hourly table hasn't updated in 6 hours.

Pattern Breaks

Detect changes in expected patterns like seasonality and trends. Catch upstream business changes early.

Example: Weekend traffic suddenly matching weekday levels.

Uniqueness Changes

Monitor cardinality and duplicate rates. Catch unintended duplicates and ID collision issues.

Example: Primary key column suddenly has duplicates.

How Anomaly Detection Works

1

Learn Baselines

Sparvi analyzes your historical data to understand normal patterns—row counts, distributions, null rates, and more.

2

Monitor Continuously

As new data arrives, Sparvi compares it against established baselines using ML algorithms.

3

Alert on Deviations

When data falls outside expected ranges, Sparvi creates issues and alerts via Slack, email, or PagerDuty.

Why Teams Choose Sparvi for Anomaly Detection

No manual threshold configuration—ML learns what's normal automatically
Configurable sensitivity to balance signal vs noise for your needs
Instant alerting via Slack, email, or PagerDuty when anomalies are detected
Integrated issue management to track and resolve problems
AI-powered suggestions for root cause analysis
Historical anomaly tracking shows patterns over time

Without Anomaly Detection

  • Stakeholders discover issues in dashboards
  • Hours spent investigating root causes
  • Decisions made on bad data

With Sparvi

  • Proactive alerts before stakeholders notice
  • AI suggestions speed up root cause analysis
  • Confidence in data-driven decisions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is anomaly detection in data quality?

Anomaly detection in data quality identifies data points, patterns, or values that deviate significantly from expected behavior. This includes sudden changes in row counts, unusual null rate spikes, distribution shifts, and other unexpected patterns that may indicate data quality issues.

How does Sparvi detect data anomalies?

Sparvi uses machine learning to establish baselines from your historical data. It continuously monitors your data against these baselines, detecting when metrics deviate beyond configurable thresholds. Anomalies are automatically flagged and can trigger alerts via Slack, email, or PagerDuty.

Do I need to configure thresholds manually?

No. Sparvi's ML algorithms automatically learn what's normal for your data. You can optionally adjust sensitivity levels if you want more or fewer alerts, but no manual threshold configuration is required to get started.

How quickly will I be alerted to anomalies?

Sparvi can detect anomalies as soon as your scheduled profiling runs complete. For most teams, this means anomalies are detected within minutes to hours of occurring, rather than days later when stakeholders notice problems.

Stop Discovering Issues After the Fact

Get proactive anomaly detection that catches data issues before they impact your business.

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