Application Insights automation

Monitoring is not something you like to spend time on on a daily basis. In fact, the more automated the service is, the better results you can get. It is always easier to let the machine look at different dimensions and find problems based on some preset rules; it will do it quicker and more carefully. In Azure Application Insights, you have many options when it comes to automation: ARM templates, alerts in the portal, or integrating external services (such as Microsoft Flow). In the last section of this chapter, you will learn how to get started with automation and make sure you focus on development, instead of log analysis and service maintenance.

Alerts

An alert is a feature which enables...