You're reading from Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond Master Azure administration and pass the AZ-104 exam with confidence

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781805122852

Length 824 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Tools

Azure Containers

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Donovan Kelly

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Managing Microsoft Entra ID Objects

2. Chapter 2: Devices in Microsoft Entra ID FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Managing Role-Based Access Control in Azure

4. Chapter 4: Creating and Managing Governance

5. Chapter 5: Managing Governance and Costs

6. Chapter 6: Understanding Storage Accounts

7. Chapter 7: Copying Data To and From Azure

8. Chapter 8: Securing Storage

9. Chapter 9: Storage Management and Replication

10. Chapter 10: Azure Resource Manager Templates

11. Chapter 11: Azure Bicep

12. Chapter 12: Understanding Virtual Machines

13. Chapter 13: Managing Virtual Machines

14. Chapter 14: Creating and Configuring Containers

15. Chapter 15: Creating and Configuring App Service

16. Chapter 16: Implementing and Managing Virtual Networking

17. Chapter 17: Securing Access to Virtual Networks

18. Chapter 18: Configuring Load Balancing

19. Chapter 19: Integrating On-Premises Networks with Azure

20. Chapter 20: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Networking

21. Chapter 21: Monitoring Resources with Azure Monitor

22. Chapter 22: Implementing Backup and Recovery Solutions

23. Chapter 23: Accessing the Online Practice Resources

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Understanding Azure Monitor

Azure Monitor provides comprehensive and centralized logging, monitoring, and analysis services within Azure. It can be used for both your cloud and on-premises resources and acts as your central hub for monitoring within the Azure portal. The service creates insights that help you to analyze the health, performance, and overall effectiveness of your infrastructure, as well as assist you with troubleshooting issues (such as potential issues impacting your applications and any dependent resources).

Metrics versus Logs

The data collected by Azure Monitor falls into two main categories – metrics and logs:

Metrics: Numerical values that represent a system’s state at a specific point in time and are great for near real-time monitoring.
Logs: Records of events, traces, and performance data. Logs can be combined from different sources for in-depth analysis and consumption.

The data in Azure Monitor is stored in a common data...