Accessing stored data
Once we've transferred the diagnostic data to storage, we can access it for analysis. Accessing log data is the same as accessing any other Table or Blob Storage. The most convenient way may be using the REST interface documented earlier in this book.
As Azure becomes more popular, third-party diagnostic tools will be developed. One such tool already available is the Cerebrata Azure Diagnostics Manager, found at http://www.cerebrata.com/Products/AzureDiagnosticsManager/Default.aspx. Hundreds of Azure-related applications have been added to Codeplex as well, but many of these projects have withered.
