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Azure Monitor is a monitoring solution in the Azure portal that delivers a comprehensive solution for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry from the cloud and on-premises environments. It can be used to monitor various aspects (for instance, the performance of applications) and identify issues affecting those applications and other resources that depend on them.

The data that is collected by Azure Monitor fits into two fundamental types: metrics and logs. Metrics describe an aspect of a system at a particular point in time and are displayed in numerical values. They are capable of supporting near real-time scenarios. Logs are different from metrics. They contain data that is organized into records, with different sets of properties for each type. Data such as events, traces, and performance data are stored as logs. They can then be combined for analysis purposes.

Azure Monitor supports data collection from a variety of Azure resources, which are all displayed on the overview page in the Azure portal. Azure Monitor provides the following metrics and logs:

Application monitoring data: This will consist of data about the functionality and performance of the application and the code that is written, regardless of its platform.
Guest OS monitoring data: This will consist of data about the operating system on which your application is running. This could be running in any cloud or on-premises environment.
Azure resource monitoring data: This will consist of data about the operation of an Azure resource.
Azure subscription monitoring data: This will consist of data about the operation and management of an Azure subscription, as well as data about the health and operation of Azure itself.
Azure tenant monitoring data: This will consist of data about the operation of tenant-level Azure services, such as Azure Active Directory.

Azure Monitor now integrates the capabilities of Log Analytics and Application Insights together. You can also keep using Log Analytics and Application Insights on their own.

The following diagram gives a high-level view of Azure Monitor. On the left, there are the sources of monitoring data, in the center are the data stores, and on the right are the different functions that Azure Monitor performs with this collected data, such as analysis, alerting, and streaming to external systems:

Overview of Azure Monitor capabilities

Now that we have some basic knowledge about Azure Monitor, we are going to look at how to analyze alerts and metrics across subscriptions.

Key benefits

Learn to successfully design and architect powerful and cost-effective solutions on Microsoft Azure

Prepare to gain AZ-300 certification with the help of mock tests and practice questions

Enhance your computing, networking, storage, and security skills to design modern cloud-based solutions

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From designing solutions on Azure to configuring and managing virtual networks, AZ-300 certification can help you achieve all this and more. Whether you want to get certified or gain hands-on experience in administering, developing, and architecting Azure solutions, this study guide will help you get started. The book features not only the different exam objectives, but also guides you through configuring, managing, securing, and architecting Azure resources. Divided into five modules, this book will systematically take you through the different concepts and features as you advance through the sections. The first module demonstrates how to deploy and configure infrastructure. You will cover techniques related to implementing workloads and security, before learning how to create and deploy apps in the next module. To build on your knowledge, the final two modules will get you up to speed with implementing authentication, data security, and application and platform monitoring, along with covering Azure storage, alerting, and automation strategies. Finally, you’ll work through exam-based mock tests with answers to boost your confidence in passing the exam. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned the concepts and techniques you need to know in order to prepare for the AZ-300 exam, along with the skills to design effective solutions on Microsoft Azure.

Who is this book for?

This book is for solution architects and experienced developers who advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Technical architects interested in learning more about designing cloud solutions will also find this book useful. Some experience and knowledge of various aspects of IT operations, including networking, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, budgeting, and governance are required to grasp the concepts covered in the book effectively.

What you will learn

Manage Azure subscriptions and resources

Understand how to migrate servers to Azure

Configure and manage virtual networks

Monitor and troubleshoot virtual network connectivity

Manage Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect and implement multi-factor authentication

Implement and manage hybrid identities

Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB and the Azure SQL Database

Get to grips with implementing secure data solutions

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JuanP Mar 04, 2020

I am preparing for the AZ-300 Exam and this book was recommended to me. I found the material very well redacted and easy to read/followAdditionally the Mock Questions section is a great exam preparation, there are plenty of Case Study style questions which force you to think thru the solution rather than a simple multiple choice.Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone studying for the AZ-300 exam.

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Marie Conti Oct 09, 2020

Auf über 500 Seiten werden die relevanten Themen zu AZ-300 (aktuell AZ-303) aufbereitet.Zu den Kapiteln: Resource Utilization and Consumption, Creating and Configuring Storage Accounts, Virtual Machines, Virtual Networking, Connectivity between Networks, Azure AD, Hybrid Identities, Server Migration to Azure, Serverless Computing, Load Balancing, OnPremises Networks Integration, RBAC, Creating and Deploying Apps, Container Apps, Secure Data, Developing for the Cloud - entsprechend ist das Buch auch für die Nachbereitung der Developer Themen für AZ-204 oder für einen Einstieg in DP-200 relevant. Vieles wird anhand von Beispielen gezeigt, die Screenshots sind auch in schwarz/weiß gut lesbar. Das Buch ist von Januar 2020 - bei Azure Büchern immer eine wichtige Angabe.

impact79 Mar 24, 2020

I received the book as a gift when i was preparing for an other Azure exam that has a big topic overlap.I am not through the whole book yet, but i can say the following- the content is probably going to give you knowledge beyond what is needed for the Exam, because of the context it provides ("probably", because i did not take the exam yet)- the sections are well structured- the text is quite easy to understand even for non-native english speakers- content seems to be up to date so far (writing this in March-2020)- at the end of each section there is a subsection called "Further Reading" that lists Web-Links that can help to deep-dive the topicsThe only improvement that i suggest is to add more Mock Questions to test the things learned. So far, there are 53.At the bottom line its a very valuable source of information

Timothy Apr 07, 2021

The author largely copy and pastes text from Microsoft's online documentation. This is obvious when reading through the book; the pace and wording is off.Save your money and get accustomed to reading online documentation.

Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies: Exam Guide AZ-300: A guide to preparing for the AZ-300 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies certification exam

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