Introduction

Welcome to the monitoring tools module. In this lesson, we explore essential Azure services that help you monitor your cloud environments effectively. This guide covers three key monitoring tools:

1. Azure Advisor
   Your personalized cloud consultant, Azure Advisor provides best practices to optimize your Azure deployments. It closely examines your resource configurations and usage patterns to deliver recommendations that enhance cost efficiency, performance, high availability, operational excellence, and security.

2. Azure Service Health
   Azure Service Health presents a comprehensive dashboard that gives you a real-time view of the health status of your Azure services. It not only alerts you to service issues and planned maintenance events but also offers health advisories, ensuring that you can plan ahead and respond promptly to unexpected challenges.

3. Azure Monitor
   Azure Monitor is a powerful tool that collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry data from both your Azure and on-premises environments. This enables you to maximize performance and availability while proactively identifying potential issues to maintain a seamless service experience.

Each tool is designed to provide deeper insights and greater control over your applications and services, ensuring that your Azure solutions continue running smoothly, efficiently, and securely.

Let's begin with an in-depth look at Azure Advisor.

For more details on Azure monitoring strategies and best practices, consider visiting the Azure Documentation.