Monitoring tools

Understanding Microsoft Azure Management and Governance

Maarten Van den Broeck

Senior Content Developer at DataCamp

Overview of monitoring tools

Person looking at world map and dashboard with data

Used for application performance management:

Detect, diagnose, and address issues
Provide insights into performance, availability, and usage
Typical tasks:
- View and visualize performance metrics
- Find errors and bugs using Smart Detection
- Set up live and automatic monitoring

Screenshot of Azure Monitor Application Insights

Used for system performance management:

Resources, services, and infrastructure
In conjunction with Application Insights for applications
Use cases:
- Tracking the performance of resources
- Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Capacity planning
- Ensuring security and compliance

Person collecting and linking logs

Used for setting up automatic alerts for specific conditions:

Screenshot of Azure Monitor Alerts

Used to check the current status of the Azure Cloud service in general:

Screenshot of Service Health

Used for personalized recommendations to optimize Azure resources:

Cost: reduce overall Azure spending
Security: identify possible security issues
Performance: improve speed and responsiveness
Reliability: ensure availability and resilience
Operational excellence: apply best practices for efficient resource management and deployment

Screenshot of the Advisor dashboard

You and your team are working on optimizing your use of Azure resources, making use of Azure Advisor to help identify optimization opportunities.

Look through the different categories in Azure Advisor to get a list of specific tasks
Filter for quick fixes, postpone or dismiss irrelevant recommendations

GIF of using the Advisor

Understanding Microsoft Azure Management and Governance