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Monitoring is a foundational component of any modern DevOps workflow. In this module, you’ll learn how to implement continuous monitoring in Azure by leveraging Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to proactively detect and remediate issues. Azure Monitor provides a unified platform to collect, analyze, and act on telemetry from both cloud and on-premises environments. With Log Analytics, you can craft powerful Kusto Query Language (KQL) queries that turn raw data into actionable insights. Together, these tools help you maintain high availability and performance across your applications and infrastructure.
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Agenda

TopicDescription
Continuous MonitoringImportance of proactive issue detection in DevOps
Azure Monitor FeaturesOverview of metrics, logs, and alerts
Service IntegrationsConnecting Azure Monitor with native Azure services
Log AnalyticsQuerying and visualizing telemetry

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Practical Integration with DevOps Tools

In this section, we’ll walk through hands-on examples to integrate Azure Monitor into your CI/CD pipelines and operational workflows:
  1. Connecting Azure Monitor with popular DevOps platforms
  2. Configuring custom alerts to triage and respond faster
  3. Provisioning and managing Log Analytics workspaces via Infrastructure as Code
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Automate workspace provisioning using ARM templates or Terraform.
Here’s a quick Azure CLI example to create a Log Analytics workspace:
# Provision Log Analytics workspace via Azure CLI
az monitor log-analytics workspace create \
  --resource-group MyResourceGroup \
  --workspace-name MyWorkspace \
  --location eastus

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Configuring Telemetry Collection

To achieve full-stack observability, you must collect telemetry across applications, VMs, containers, storage, and networks. Azure offers specialized solutions for each domain.
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Azure Telemetry Services Overview

ServiceUse Case
Application InsightsMonitor application performance and end-user experience
VM InsightsCollect host-level metrics and process information
Container InsightsAnalyze container health in AKS and other Kubernetes
Storage InsightsTrack I/O metrics and health of storage accounts
Network InsightsVisualize network topology and performance issues
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By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to:
  • Set up data collection across multiple Azure services
  • Author KQL queries to analyze and correlate logs and metrics
  • Build interactive dashboards in Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

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