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Azure Monitor is a comprehensive, fully managed solution for monitoring applications and infrastructure in the cloud. This service provides a single platform for monitoring and analyzing metrics, logs, and events from various Azure resources. Azure Monitor is designed to provide deep insights into the applications and services deployed in the Azure cloud environment, as well as the underlying infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In this tutorial, we will explore how to leverage the capabilities of Azure Monitor to monitor both applications and infrastructure. We will start by examining the various components of Azure Monitor and how they work together to provide a full picture of the system’s health. Then we will delve deeper into how to set up and configure Azure Monitor to monitor your applications and infrastructure, including creating and managing alerts and dashboards.<\/p>\n

Azure Monitor Components<\/h2>\n

Azure Monitor is composed of several components that work together to provide comprehensive monitoring and reporting capabilities. These components include:<\/p>\n

Azure Monitor Logs<\/h3>\n

Azure Monitor logs is a centralized log management solution that collects logs from various Azure services and third-party applications. With Azure Monitor logs, you can collect and analyze logs from different sources such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Functions, and many more. Azure Monitor logs integrates with Azure Log Analytics and provides advanced querying capabilities that allow you to search, filter, and analyze log data.<\/p>\n

Azure Monitor Metrics<\/h3>\n

Azure Monitor metrics is a service that collects and analyzes performance metrics from various Azure services. Metrics are numerical data that can be measured over time, such as CPU usage, disk usage, network traffic, and more. Azure Monitor metrics collects and stores metric data at a selected frequency, enabling you to retrieve and analyze data with ease. You can also set alerts based on metrics to notify you when specific values are triggered.<\/p>\n

Azure Application Insights<\/h3>\n

Azure Application Insights is an application performance management (APM) service that provides a comprehensive view of the performance of your application. This service provides insights into how your application performs in production, including telemetry data such as request rates, response times, and failure rates. With Azure Application Insights, you can also monitor dependencies and track custom events.<\/p>\n

Azure Alerts<\/h3>\n

Azure Alerts is a notification service that allows you to create alerts based on metrics or log data. Alerts can be configured to send notifications via email, SMS, webhook, or integration with popular collaboration tools such as Slack or Microsoft Teams. With Azure Alerts, you can set up alert rules for specific metric thresholds or log queries.<\/p>\n

Azure Dashboards<\/h3>\n

Azure Dashboards is a customizable workspace within Azure Monitor that allows you to create and share visualizations of your monitoring data. With Azure Dashboards, you can quickly create and share live visualizations of your data for quick insights into the health and performance of your applications.<\/p>\n

Configuring Azure Monitor<\/h2>\n

To get started with Azure Monitor, you will first need an Azure subscription. Once you have an Azure subscription, you can create an Azure Monitor workspace to begin collecting and analyzing monitoring data. You can create an Azure Monitor workspace using the Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, or Azure CLI.<\/p>\n

Creating an Azure Monitor Workspace<\/h3>\n

To create an Azure Monitor workspace using the Azure portal, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the Azure portal, and navigate to the Azure Monitor<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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    Click the + Create a resource<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    In the New<\/strong> menu, search for Log Analytics<\/strong>, and click the Log Analytics<\/strong> result.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Click the Create<\/strong> button to open the Log Analytics workspace<\/strong> creation blade.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    In the Basics<\/strong> tab, specify the following details:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n