Deploy and Configure Azure Monitor (AZ-1004)

Explore the power of Azure Monitor in this comprehensive learning path designed to elevate your monitoring skills for Azure environments. Dive deep into configuring and interpreting monitoring data for virtual machines, networking setups, and web applications. Gain hands-on experience in collecting, analyzing, and leveraging monitoring telemetry to optimize performance and ensure the reliability of your Azure infrastructure. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your journey, this course is your gateway to mastering Azure monitoring and taking your skills to the next level.

Deploy and Configure Azure Monitor (AZ-1004) Benefits

• In this course, you will learn how to:

  • Master Log Analytics workspace creation and configuration, ensuring optimal performance and proactive alerting.
  • Learn to monitor application performance effectively with Application Insights and diagnostic settings for improved user experience.
  • Gain expertise in deploying Azure Monitor Agent on VMs and implementing Data Collection Rules for comprehensive telemetry monitoring.
  • Utilize Azure Network Watcher tools for monitoring connectivity across IaaS network resources, ensuring performance and security.
  • Configure alerts and responses for proactive issue detection and resolution, minimizing user disruptions.
  • Engage in practical projects to deploy and configure Azure Monitor across workloads, gaining real-world experience in monitoring and troubleshooting.

• Prerequisites

  Understand the basic functionality of Azure Monitor and Log Analytics workspaces.

• Certification Information

  This course is part of a Microsoft applied skills program supporting the Microsoft Azure curriculum.

Azure Monitor Course (AZ-1004) Outline

Create and Configure Log Analytics Workspace

• Create a Log Analytics Workspace
• Configure Access to Log Analytics Workspaces
• Configure Log Analytics Data Retention
• Configure Log Analytics Health Status Alerts
• Knowledge Check

Configure Monitoring for Applications

• Understand Application Insights
• Application Insights Sampling
• Diagnostic Settings and Resource Logs
• Azure SQL Insights
• Knowledge Check

Configure Monitoring for Virtual Machines

• Deploy Azure Monitor Agent to IaaS Virtual Machines
• Monitor Performance with VM Insights
• Configure Data Collection Rules for IaaS VM Logs
• Knowledge Check

Configure Monitoring for Virtual Networks

• Topology
• Connection Monitor
• IP Flow Verify and NSG Diagnostics
• Packet Capture
• Knowledge Check

Configure Alerts and Responses

• Azure Monitor Alerts
• Action Groups
• Alert Rules
• Alert Processing Rules
• Azure Monitor Change Analysis
• Knowledge Check

Guided Project – Deploy and Configure Azure Monitor

• Exercise Prepare Your Azure Environment
• Exercise Deploy Log Analytics
• Exercise Monitor Web Apps
• Exercise Configure Monitoring for Compute Services
• Exercise Configure Alerts
• Knowledge Check