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# Intelligent Correlation

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## Overview{% #overview %}

Intelligent Correlation uses a Machine Learning modeling approach. It automatically correlates Datadog Monitor events on your behalf, using underlying telemetry gathered within Datadog, and other heuristics.

## Enable Intelligent Correlation{% #enable-intelligent-correlation %}

To get started:

1. Navigate to the [Correlation Settings](https://app.datadoghq.com/event/settings/correlation) page, and click [Preview Cases](https://app.datadoghq.com/event/correlation/rule/new?tab=intelligent).
1. From there you can preview the intelligent correlations that are created from your organization.

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   alt="Configure intelligent correlation" /%}

## Receiving your first case{% #receiving-your-first-case %}

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   alt="Event Management - Intelligent Correlation" /%}

When you navigate to [Event Correlations](https://app.datadoghq.com/event/correlation), find a project called **Intelligent Correlation**. From this project, you can see the cases created by Intelligent Correlation.

Intelligent Correlation generates cases automatically after it finds related alerts:

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   alt="Case detail page of case created from intelligent correlation, showing related alerts in the Investigation tab" /%}



## Further Reading{% #further-reading %}

- [Learn about triaging and notifiying on cases](https://docs.datadoghq.com/service_management/events/correlation/triage_and_notify.md)