Microsoft Azure Monitor
Full observability into your applications, infrastructure, and network.
Overview
Azure Monitor is a service in Azure that provides a comprehensive solution for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry from your cloud and on-premises environments. It helps you understand how your applications are performing and proactively identifies issues affecting them and the resources they depend on.
✨ Key Features
- Metrics
- Logs (Azure Log Analytics)
- Alerts
- Dashboards
- Application Insights (APM)
- VM insights
- Container insights
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Deep integration with the Azure ecosystem
- Comprehensive monitoring capabilities for Azure services
- Hybrid monitoring with Azure Arc
Unique Value: Provides a seamless and integrated monitoring experience for all your Azure resources and applications.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Native monitoring for applications and infrastructure running on Azure
- Extending monitoring to on-premises and other cloud environments with Azure Arc
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations that are not using Azure
- Teams looking for a simple, vendor-agnostic monitoring tool
🏆 Alternatives
Offers deeper and more native integration with Azure services compared to third-party monitoring tools.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Azure Support plans tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
Free tier: Varies by service (e.g., 5 GB of data ingestion per month for Log Analytics)
📊 Market Info
Customers: NA
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