An overview of monitoring
As I wrote earlier, in the second part of the chapter I would like to tell you about the different possible solutions and offerings for monitoring that the Azure platform provides.
Take a look at the following diagram:
The key element in this overview is the Azure management portal. Each service offers its own monitoring capabilities via their respective dashboards.
Some services also have service-specific tools. This refers to tools that are installed locally but are nevertheless suitable for management and monitoring tasks in the cloud sector. The following are some examples:
- SQL Management Studio
- SQL Operations Studio
- Service Bus Explorer
Other tools that can be used to monitor your cloud are the Microsoft System Center (SC) and the Microsoft OMS. SC is a suite of tools for all conceivable management and monitoring tasks in the on-premises area. So, SC is meant primarily for your local IT, but can also be used in its functionality for the cloud.
OMS is a cloud-based...
