Azure Monitoring & Management Flashcards

Which Azure service aggregates metrics, logs, and traces from Azure and hybrid resources into a central platform for monitoring and alerting?

Answer: Azure Monitor

Azure Monitor collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry from Azure and on-premises environments, providing metrics, logs (Log Analytics), and alerts.

What does Azure Log Analytics provide in the context of Azure Monitor?

Answer: A log data store with Kusto Query Language (KQL) for querying and analyzing collected logs

Log Analytics is the Azure Monitor workspace that stores log data and allows querying with KQL to gain insights across resources.

Which Azure Monitor feature allows you to define an alert when a metric crosses a threshold, such as CPU > 90% for 5 minutes?

Answer: Metric Alerts

Azure Monitor Metric Alerts evaluate metric signals at regular intervals and fire when the metric crosses the defined threshold for the specified period.

What is the purpose of Azure Workbooks in Azure Monitor?

Answer: Create rich, interactive visual reports combining metrics, logs, and parameters

Azure Workbooks provide a flexible canvas for combining data from multiple Azure Monitor sources into interactive reports with visualizations and parameterized filters.

Which Azure service provides insights into the planned maintenance and service incidents that may impact your Azure resources?

Answer: Azure Service Health

Azure Service Health tracks active incidents, planned maintenance, and health advisories for Azure services in your subscriptions and regions.

What does Azure Advisor provide?

Answer: Personalized best practice recommendations for cost, reliability, security, performance, and operational excellence

Azure Advisor analyzes your resource configurations and usage and provides prioritized recommendations across five pillars to optimize your Azure environment.