Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500)

Azure Monitor

Introduction

In this article, we shift our focus from defense in depth strategies to security operations, building on our established foundation in layered security. We now delve into the operational aspects of security with a detailed examination of Azure Monitor.

Azure Monitor plays a critical role in providing deep insights into your environment. In this guide, we cover several key topics:

  • Exploring Azure Monitor
  • Configuring and monitoring metrics and logs
  • Enabling Log Analytics
  • Managing connected sources for Log Analytics
  • Setting up Azure Monitor alerts
  • Configuring diagnostics logging

Some of the discussed elements, such as SQL auditing with logs sent to Log Analytics, have been covered in previous configurations.

The image lists a curriculum for Azure Monitor, including topics like exploring Azure Monitor, configuring metrics and logs, enabling log analytics, managing connected sources, enabling alerts, and configuring diagnostics logging.

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Understanding Azure Monitor is essential for effective security operations and continuous monitoring. Each section builds upon previous topics to provide a comprehensive view of monitoring and diagnostics in Azure.

With this comprehensive overview in place, let's take a deep dive into configuring and utilizing Azure Monitor to enhance your security operations.

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