Azure Monitor

Understanding Microsoft Azure Management and Governance

Maarten Van den Broeck

Senior Content Developer at DataCamp

Azure Monitor overview

All-in platform for monitoring in Azure
Workflow:
1. Data collection
2. Analysis and visualization
3. Proactive monitoring and alerts

Screenshot of Azure Monitor

Two types of monitored data:

Metrics: numerical data related to the performance of resources, applications, and services
- E.g. memory usage
Logs: event data related to actions by users Azure
- E.g. changes made by a particular user

Screenshot of log data

Evaluate how resources and applications are performing and to identify possible issues

Metrics: calculate statistics or plot charts over time
Logs: use queries to apply specific filters or create tables or lists
Analysis tools:
- Azure Monitor built-in tools
- External tools like PowerBI

Screenshot of metric chart creation

Set up tests and alerts (e.g., testing a resource's responsiveness)
Set up business rules to automatically handle specific issues (e.g., by sending out an email or running a script)
Automation and machine learning functionality

Screenshot of an alert example

You need to set up an alert for excessive memory usage of a VM, with an automatic notification to the Azure engineering team

Using Azure Monitor, you can:

Set up an alert by specifying a memory usage threshold
Include a rule that an e-mail notification is sent to the Azure engineering team

GIF of creating an alert processing rule

Understanding Microsoft Azure Management and Governance