Introduction to Azure Monitor

Monitor and Troubleshoot Azure Solutions

Ebadur Osib

Senior Cloud Consulting Engineer

About the instructor

Cloud engineer

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The cost of flying blind

Revenue loss

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Failing applications

  • Without monitoring, cloud applications fail.

    • You only find issues when users complain.

  • Azure Monitor helps prevent this.

    • Not just to collect data.
    • Gives you visibility to spot issues before users are impacted.

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Why monitoring matters

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Production failures

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Safety net

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  • Azure Monitor is the safety net.
  • Continous data collection.
  • Act on data changes before they become an issue.
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Course overview

  • Azure Monitor is essential for building reliable cloud applications.

  • You'll learn how metrics, logs, alerts, and Application Insights work together.

  • These tools help detect issues early and reduce downtime.

  • They also support performance optimization.

  • These skills directly support the AZ-204 exam and real-world cloud development.

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Metrics

  • Measurements that show real-time performance and health of Azure resources

  • Tracks key indicators such as:

    • CPU usage
    • Memory
    • Network Activity

  • Metrics help you to quickly spot issues and monitor resource performance over time

 

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Logs

 

  • Logs collect detailed, event-level data from your Azure resources.
  • They capture information like requests, errors and operations.
  • Provides richer insights than metrics.
  • Diagnose root causes.

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Alerts

 

  • Alerts turn monitoring into active protection.

  • You define conditions that matter instead of watching dashboards.

  • Azure notifies you automatically when conditions are met.

  • Issues like availability dropping below a threshold are detected quickly.

 

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Dashboards

 

  • Dashboards bring key information into a single view.

  • You can pin metrics, logs, and alert status together.

  • Data can come from multiple resources.

  • This gives teams a unified view of application health.

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Before you begin

  • Recommended prerequisite:
    • Understanding Microsoft Azure Architecture and Services course
    • Understanding of cloud computing and the Azure platform
    • Familiarity with basic programming concepts

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Let's practice!

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