A comprehensive technical handbook covering Azure Monitor - log analytics workspaces, metrics, alerts, workbooks, Application Insights, network monitoring, diagnostics settings, KQL queries, data collection rules, and production observability best practices.
Chapters
Introduction to Azure Monitor Components
15 min read
Log Analytics Workspaces: Design and Governance
20 min read
Mastering Kusto Query Language (KQL) Fundamentals
25 min read
Advanced KQL: Time-Series Analysis and Join Operations
25 min read
Data Collection Rules (DCRs) and Agents
20 min read
Metrics and Multi-Dimensional Monitoring
15 min read
Infrastructure Monitoring: VMs and Scale Sets
20 min read
Application Insights: Deep Dive into APM
25 min read
Distributed Tracing and Microservices Observability
25 min read
Network Observability with Network Watcher
20 min read
Diagnostic Settings and Azure Resource Logs
15 min read
Alerting Strategy: From Static to Dynamic Thresholds
20 min read
Action Groups and Automated Remediation Logic
20 min read
Azure Workbooks: Building Custom Dashboards
20 min read
Integrating Azure Monitor with SIEM and ITSM
15 min read
Cost Management and Data Retention Strategies
15 min read
Securing Telemetry Data and Compliance
20 min read
Observability as Code: Terraform and ARM Templates
25 min read
Career Roadmap: Becoming an Observability Expert
10 min read