Derdack Podcast with exo: Making Critical Incidents Impossible to Ignore

Jun 23, 2026 | Customer References

How exo ensures critical alerts reach the right people and drive instant action across 24/7 operations.

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In this episode, Doreen Jacobi talks with Henri-Paul Bourassa, IT Administrator at exo, the public transit organization serving the Greater Montréal area.

Like many IT teams responsible for around-the-clock operations, Henri-Paul’s team already had monitoring in place. The challenge wasn’t finding issues – it was making sure the right people were alerted quickly enough to respond.\ Henri-Paul shares how exo improved its incident response process by adding SIGNL4 to its monitoring environment. By connecting systems such as Microsoft SCOM, Azure, and SolarWinds to a centralized alerting platform, the team created a more reliable way to notify on-call staff, escalate urgent issues, and make sure critical incidents don’t go unnoticed.

Henri-Paul and Doreen talk about what it takes to cut through alert noise, reduce alert fatigue, and build confidence that when something important happens, the team will know – and can act – right away.

Episode Highlights

  • The difference between monitoring systems and effective alerting
  • Why critical incidents can still be missed, even with good monitoring in place
  • How exo reduced alert fatigue for on-call teams
  • Creating a single alerting workflow across multiple monitoring tools
  • The role of escalation in ensuring timely responses
  • Best practices for building effective alerting processes

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    Mobile Alerting and Response for Modern Operations

    Resources

    Feature Overview

    A comprehensive Platform for mobile Alerting for an up to 10x faster Response

    AIOps and AI Alerting

    AI-powered Alerting and Alert & Incident Management

    Reliable Alert Notifications

    Alert Notifications by push, text, voice and email. With Tracking and Escalations

    Mobile Alerting App

    The modern Way of receiving and managing critical Alerts on-the-go

    On-Call Scheduling

    AI-powered Scheduling and Management of On-Call Duties and Shifts

    Call Routing

    Live call routing and a Voice Mailbox for modern after-business Hours Operations

    Active Stakeholder Communication

    Automatically deliver real-time incident updates to your Stakeholders

    Use Cases

    IT Alerting

    Minimize downtime with automated real-time IT alerting

    Incident Management

    Accelerate response, and streamline incident workflows with real-time mobile alerts

    SecOps Alerting

    Respond faster to cyber threats with mobile-first alerting

    Incident Alerting for MSPs

    Turn Detection into Accountable Response

      IoT Service Alerting

      Automatically alert field teams based on real-time IoT signals

      SCADA Alarm Notifications

      Respond faster to machine breakdowns, quality issues, and maintenance calls

      Field Service Alerting

      Automated Mobile Routing of Service Requests and Alerts to Field Teams

      On-Call Management

      Create duty schedules, automate alerts, and route after-hours calls

      Building Automation

      Ensure fast response, fewer disruptions, and better facility management and service

      After-Hours Call Routing

      SIGNL4 automatically routes after-hours calls to on-call staff for fast response and 24/7 coverage

      Emergency Alerting

      Fast, reliable emergency alerts when every second counts

      Alert Management

      Streamline enterprise alerting with a centralized alert hub

      Integrations and APIs

      Integrations Overview

      We have verified and tested 200+ Integrations with 3d Party Products

      EMail (SMTP)

      The fastest and easiest way to connect to SIGNL4.

      Webhook

      SIGNL4’s most popular and flexible integration

      REST API

      Seamlessly integrate services or implement additional features

        Selected Customer Case Studies

        Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany

        Automated Alerts and Mobile Incident Response for Luggage Transportation Systems

        BASF Coatings, Germany

        Automated Transport Dispatching with IoT Buttons and a mobile App for optimized Intralogistics

        RedIron, Canada

        Unifying Alerts and Notifications in mission-critical IT Operations

        BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Germany

        Keeping production running at 10,000 dishwashers per day

        CSP Lighthouse, Australia

        Reliable 24/7 Alerting for a global Cybersecurity Service Provider

          Swiss Bankers, Switzerland

          Real-Time Fraud Prevention with 24/7 mobile alerting in Financial Services Operation

          Conexus Credit Union, Canada

          Conexus transformed Incident Response in a Single Day with SIGNL4

          exo, Canada

          Exo ensures critical alerts reach the right people, even at night

          Overview of Industries

          Exciting case studies from selected customers in sectors such as logistics, aviation, manufacturing, finance and IT

          About us

          About Derdack & SIGNL4

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          Glossary

          We explain the most important Terms and Topics in the Field of Alerting and Incident Management

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