Logging and tracing for deep insights
Logging is a fundamental aspect of observability, as discussed in Chapter 4. Application Insights offers logging capabilities that enable you to capture detailed application logs, track custom events, and analyze log data to gain actionable insights.
Application Insights provides several options for capturing and analyzing application logs. These options include the following:
- Integration with popular logging frameworks: For example, Application Insights integrates seamlessly with ASP.NET Core, allowing you to capture logs generated by the application. By adding the Application Insights SDK to our ASP.NET Core project, you can automatically track logs. For applications using popular logging frameworks such as log4net and NLog, Application Insights offers integration capabilities that enable you to send log data directly to Azure Monitor. This integration allows you to leverage your existing logging setup while benefiting from the advanced...