Nov 30, 2025 · 11 min read · By Joshua McNair — jmcnairtech.com Monitoring is one of the most critical responsibilities of an Azure Administrator — and one of the most heavily tested subjects on the AZ-104 exam. Azure’s monitoring ecosystem has evolved dramatically, and today it...
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Apr 13, 2025 · 3 min read · The Curious Case of the Disappearing File: A Journey Through Azure Storage In the bustling world of cloud storage, files come and go, often without much fanfare. But what happens when a crucial file suddenly vanishes? This is the story of one such my...
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Aug 30, 2024 · 5 min read · Most of you might have come across this notification from Microsoft: The Log Analytics agent is on a deprecation path and won't be supported after August 31, 2024. Any new data centers brought online after January 1 2024 will not support the Log Ana...
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Aug 16, 2024 · 2 min read · Hey all, good day! 😁 In my previous blog post, “Magic of Log Analytics in Azure: Simplifying Your Data Insight Journey,” I promised to cover how we can use Log Analytics to monitor runtime transactions and triggers of Logic App. Here’s the content I...
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Aug 3, 2024 · 4 min read · Introduction In today's cloud-native environments, security is paramount. Monitoring solutions like Managed Prometheus, Log Analytics, and Managed Grafana are essential for gaining insights into Kubernetes clusters. However, these solutions are publi...
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Feb 6, 2024 · 2 min read · We have numerous Azure Analysis Services servers running in the cloud and needed a way to have near-real time monitoring of the queries being run. This KQL query will enable you to pull all the user/query information necessary to manage these servers...
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Jan 24, 2024 · 6 min read · In this blog, we briefly explain what Azure Monitor is, then we explore the essential functions of Application Insights, providing clarity on its purpose. We take a deeper dive into differentiating between Azure Log Analytics and Application Insights...
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Nov 17, 2023 · 3 min read · Task 1 - Ready Your Azure Environment Actions: Establish a Log Analytics workspace. Set up Log Analytics data retention and archive policies. Activate access to a Log Analytics workspace. Get ready for your bring-your-own-subscription (BYOS): Th...
Join discussionOct 29, 2023 · 10 min read · Intro In this article, I will be going over how to setup an intentionally vulnerable virtual machine within Azure. We will then ingest the logs from this VM into a Log Analytics Workspace (LAW), transform the data, and export it to Sentinel for visua...
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Jun 12, 2023 · 7 min read · We often speak to organizations about Azure and one of the common questions is what is the difference between App Insights and Log Analytics. In this article, we will aim to discuss those differences and overlaps. If we think about the Azure Monitor...
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