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azure-monitor

Expert knowledge for Azure Monitor development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when working with Log Analytics workspaces, DCRs, AMA/agents, Application Insights, or Prometheus/Container Insights, and other Azure Monitor related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Grafana (use azure-managed-grafana), Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Defender For Cloud (use azure-defender-for-cloud).

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Azure Monitor Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Monitor. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Location Description
Troubleshooting L37-L87 Diagnosing and fixing Azure Monitor issues: agents (AMA/Log Analytics/Diagnostics), data collection and ingestion, alerts, Application Insights, containers/Prometheus, workbooks, and VM performance.
Best Practices L88-L126 Best practices for configuring, scaling, querying, and optimizing Azure Monitor (logs, metrics, alerts, autoscale, AKS/VMs, Prometheus, multicloud) for performance, reliability, and cost.
Decision Making L127-L163 Guidance for choosing Azure Monitor features, alerting and visualization options, and planning/migrating from legacy agents, tools, and platforms while optimizing cost and billing.
Architecture & Design Patterns L164-L171 Designing Azure Monitor architectures: enterprise-wide layouts, Private Link network patterns, choosing single vs multiple workspaces, and using workspace replication for resilience.
Limits & Quotas L172-L240 Limits, quotas, performance, and scale behavior for Azure Monitor logs, metrics, alerts, autoscale, Prometheus, Container Insights, Workbooks, ingestion, and per‑resource metric references.
Security L241-L297 Securing Azure Monitor and related services: auth, RBAC, network/private access, TLS/certs, CMK, ITSM webhooks, and querying security/audit logs across Azure, Defender, Databricks, GCP, and more.
Configuration configuration.md Configuring Azure Monitor end to end: agents, DCRs, pipelines, alerts, autoscale, Application Insights, Kubernetes/Prometheus, Private Link, workspaces, and detailed logs/metrics/table schemas.
Integrations & Coding Patterns integrations.md Integrating Azure Monitor with apps, platforms, and tools: sending/ingesting metrics and logs, querying with KQL/APIs, wiring alerts and ITSM, and building dashboards/analytics from that data.
Deployment deployment.md Deploying and managing Azure Monitor agents, diagnostics, alerts, Profiler, and VM monitoring at scale across Azure/hybrid, including migration between agents, workspaces, and Grafana.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Troubleshoot Azure Log Analytics Linux agent problems https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agent-linux-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Log Analytics agent for Windows https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agent-windows-troubleshoot
Use Azure Monitor Agent Health workbook to diagnose issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-health
Troubleshoot AMA on Linux VMs and scale sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-linux-vm
Fix rsyslog forwarding issues for AMA on Linux https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-linux-vm-rsyslog
Troubleshoot AMA on Windows Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-windows-arc
Troubleshoot AMA on Windows VMs and scale sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-troubleshoot-windows-vm
Troubleshoot Azure Diagnostics extension issues on Azure resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/diagnostics-extension-troubleshooting
Run Linux AMA troubleshooter to diagnose agent issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/troubleshooter-ama-linux
Run Windows AMA troubleshooter to diagnose agent issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/troubleshooter-ama-windows
Troubleshoot Azure Log Analytics VM extension on VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/vmext-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Copilot observability agent disruptions and issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot common Azure Monitor alert and notification issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix Azure Monitor log alert rule problems https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-troubleshoot-log
Resolve problems with Azure Monitor metric alerts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-troubleshoot-metric
Resolve ITSMC dashboard connector status errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsmc-dashboard-errors
Fix ServiceNow sync and token issues for ITSMC https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsmc-resync-servicenow
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor ITSM Connector issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsmc-troubleshoot-overview
Interpret and resolve test action group error codes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/test-action-group-errors
Monitor and troubleshoot AI agents with Application Insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/agents-view
Resolve common Azure Application Insights questions and issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/application-insights-faq
Investigate failures and performance with Application Insights views https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/failures-performance-transactions
Troubleshoot telemetry issues using Application Insights SDK stats https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/sdk-stats
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor autoscale behavior and actions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-troubleshoot
Use Live Data in Container insights for real-time AKS troubleshooting https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-livedata-overview
Troubleshoot Container Insights container log collection issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Prometheus metrics collection in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/prometheus-metrics-troubleshoot
Monitor and troubleshoot DCR-based data collection in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-collection-monitor
Resolve Azure Monitor Log Analytics API error codes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/errors
Troubleshoot stopped data collection in Azure Monitor Logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/data-collection-troubleshoot
Diagnose and alert on Log Analytics workspace health https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/log-analytics-workspace-health
Create and troubleshoot Azure Monitor summary rules https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/summary-rules
Monitor and troubleshoot ingestion and query issues in Azure Monitor workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-monitor-health
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor metric chart issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/metrics-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor Code Optimizations issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/optimization-insights/code-optimizations-troubleshoot
Use Azure Monitor activity log for diagnostics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/activity-log
Troubleshoot Application Insights Profiler for .NET https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/profiler/profiler-troubleshooting
Query AzureMonitorPipelineLogErrors for ingestion issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/azuremonitorpipelinelogerrors
Query and analyze EdgeActionServiceLog in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/queries/edgeactionservicelog
Diagnose ingestion failures with FailedIngestion logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/failedingestion
Troubleshoot Application Insights Snapshot Debugger problems https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/snapshot-debugger/snapshot-debugger-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot workbook-based insights in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/troubleshoot-workbooks
Access deprecated troubleshooting guides in Workbooks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-access-troubleshooting-guide
Troubleshoot Copilot issues in Azure Workbooks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-copilot-troubleshoot
Use Performance Diagnostics to troubleshoot Azure VM performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/performance-diagnostics
Analyze Azure Performance Diagnostics reports for Windows VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/performance-diagnostics-analyze
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor VM agent and monitoring issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vm-enable-troubleshoot

Best Practices

Topic URL
Migrate MMA custom text log tables to AMA DCR https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-custom-text-log-migration
Map MMA data fields to AMA for query migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-data-field-differences
Apply telemetry best practices for observability agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/aiops/observability-agent-best-practices
Optimize Azure Monitor log alert queries for performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-log-query
Apply Azure Monitor alerts architectural best practices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/best-practices-alerts
Apply autoscale best practices across Azure services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-best-practices
Implement common autoscale patterns in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-common-scale-patterns
Avoid and mitigate autoscale flapping scenarios https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-flapping
Use multiple autoscale profiles for time-based scaling https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-multiprofile
Apply Azure Monitor best practices for AKS clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/best-practices-containers
Optimize Container Insights monitoring costs and configuration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-cost
Design cost-effective alerting for AKS in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/cost-effective-alerting
Apply Azure Monitor best practices for Kubernetes layers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/monitor-kubernetes
Apply best practices for Azure Monitor data collection rules https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-collection-rule-best-practices
Optimize Azure Monitor costs with configuration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-cost
Implement multicloud monitoring for AWS and GCP with Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-multicloud
Configure Azure Monitor for operational excellence https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-operation
Apply performance best practices in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-performance
Apply reliability best practices in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-reliability
Analyze Log Analytics usage to control Azure Monitor costs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/analyze-usage
Apply architectural best practices for Azure Monitor Logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/best-practices-logs
Use Operation table to detect Log Analytics issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/monitor-workspace
Parse and structure text data in Azure Monitor logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/parse-text
Identify and manage personal data in Azure Monitor Logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/personal-data-mgmt
Optimize Azure Monitor Logs query performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/query-optimization
Best practices for scaling Azure Monitor workspaces with Prometheus https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-scaling-best-practice
Optimize metrics usage and costs with usage insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/metrics-usage-insights
Migrate from metrics API to getBatch for performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/migrate-to-batch-api
Best practices for PromQL on OpenTelemetry metrics in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-opentelemetry-best-practices
Query system and Guest OS metrics with PromQL in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-system-metrics-best-practices
Interpret ExchangeAssessmentRecommendation assessment results https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/exchangeassessmentrecommendation
Use ExchangeOnlineAssessmentRecommendation guidance logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/exchangeonlineassessmentrecommendation
Optimize workbook performance with criteria parameters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-criteria
Apply Azure Monitor best practices for VM monitoring https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/best-practices-vm
Implement comprehensive VM monitoring with Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/monitor-virtual-machine

Decision Making

Topic URL
Plan and execute migration from Log Analytics agent to AMA https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-migration
Plan migration from WAD/LAD diagnostics to AMA https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-migration-wad-lad
Migrate legacy Log Analytics alert rules to ScheduledQueryRules API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-log-api-switch
Choose the right Azure Monitor alert type https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-types
Migrate from alertsSummary API to Azure Resource Graph https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/migrate-from-alerts-summary-api
Plan migration from App Center to Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/app-center-migration
Migrate from classic Application Insights SDKs to OpenTelemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/migrate-to-opentelemetry
Transition from Container Monitoring Solution to Container Insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-transition-solution
Choose between Azure Monitor metrics export and data plane API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/data-plane-versus-metrics-export
Decide how to migrate SCOM monitoring to Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/azure-monitor-operations-manager
Estimate Azure Monitor costs with pricing calculator https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/cost-estimate
Map Azure Monitor charges to billing meter names https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/cost-meters
Understand Azure Monitor billing and usage drivers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/cost-usage
Migrate from batch and beta Log Analytics APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/migrate-batch-and-beta
Use availability zones for Azure Monitor workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/availability-zones
Plan and optimize Azure Monitor Logs costs and pricing options https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/cost-logs
Use Auxiliary table plan for low-cost Azure Monitor log retention https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/create-custom-table-auxiliary
Migrate from HTTP Data Collector API to Logs Ingestion API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/custom-logs-migrate
Plan and use Azure Monitor Logs dedicated clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/logs-dedicated-clusters
Choose Azure Monitor Logs table plans by usage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/logs-table-plans
Plan migration from Splunk to Azure Monitor Logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/migrate-splunk-to-azure-monitor-logs
Plan migration from self-hosted Prometheus to Azure Monitor managed Prometheus https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-migrate
Migrate from diagnostic retention to Azure Storage lifecycle policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/migrate-to-azure-storage-lifecycle-policy
Migrate from SCOM Managed Instance to Azure Monitor DCRs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/scom-manage-instance/migrate-to-azure-monitor
FAQ for migrating from Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/scom-manage-instance/migration-faq-scom-manage-instance
Plan migration from SCOM Managed Instance to SCOM or Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/scom-manage-instance/migration-overview
Choose the right Azure Monitor visualization tool https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/best-practices-visualize
Choose Grafana options for Azure Monitor data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/visualize-grafana-overview
Choose between logs-based and OpenTelemetry metrics for VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/metrics-opentelemetry-guest
Choose and configure monitoring options for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/monitor-vm
Decide and migrate from logs-based to OpenTelemetry VM metrics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vm-opentelemetry-migrate
Plan for VM insights Map and Dependency Agent retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vminsights-maps-retirement
Migrate from deprecated VM insights DCR policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vminsights-migrate-deprecated-policies

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Design an enterprise monitoring architecture with Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/enterprise-monitoring-architecture
Design Azure Monitor Private Link architecture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/private-link-design
Design single vs multiple Log Analytics workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/workspace-design
Design resilient architectures with Log Analytics workspace replication https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/workspace-replication

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Plan Azure Monitor Agent performance for gateway forwarding https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-performance
Check supported operating systems for Azure Monitor Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-supported-operating-systems
Manage Azure Monitor alert instance retention and state https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/alerts-manage-alert-instances
Monitor and interpret log alert rule health in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/log-alert-rule-health
Deploy log search alert rules with ARM templates and size limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/resource-manager-alerts-log
Configure and understand Application Insights availability tests https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/availability
Configure predictive autoscale thresholds and history requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-predictive
Enable high-scale log collection limits in Container Insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-high-scale
Use region mappings for Container Insights and Log Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-region-mapping
Configure autoscaling limits for Azure Managed Prometheus addon pods https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/prometheus-metrics-scrape-autoscaling
Plan Prometheus scraping performance and scale in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/prometheus-metrics-scrape-scale
Azure Monitor platform limits and quotas reference https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/service-limits
Understand caching behavior in Logs Query API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/cache
Run cross-workspace queries via Logs API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/cross-workspace-queries
Timeout limits for Azure Monitor log queries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/timeouts
Query Basic and Auxiliary log tables with limitations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/basic-logs-query
Configure daily ingestion caps for Log Analytics workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/daily-cap
Understand Azure Monitor log data ingestion latency https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/data-ingestion-time
Tables supporting ingestion-time transformations in Log Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/tables-feature-support
Monitor Azure Monitor workspace metrics ingestion limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-monitor-ingest-limits
Technical details and limits for Azure Monitor managed Prometheus https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/prometheus-metrics-details
Understand billing and limits for diagnostic settings logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/diagnostic-settings-faq
List Azure Monitor metrics by resource type https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/metrics-index
List Azure Monitor metrics by resource type https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/metrics-index
Azure Monitor metrics for Container Instance scale sets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-containerinstance-containerscalesets-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Container Registry registries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-containerregistry-registries-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for AKS managed clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-containerservice-managedclusters-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Custom Providers resource providers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-customproviders-resourceproviders-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Azure Managed Grafana https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-dashboard-grafana-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Data Box Edge devices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-databoxedge-databoxedgedevices-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for classic Data Factory datafactories https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-datafactory-datafactories-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Azure Data Factory factories https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-datafactory-factories-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Data Lake Analytics accounts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-datalakeanalytics-accounts-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Data Lake Store accounts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-datalakestore-accounts-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Data Protection BackupVaults https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-dataprotection-backupvaults-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Data Share accounts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-datashare-accounts-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Azure Database for MariaDB servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-dbformariadb-servers-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for MySQL flexible servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-dbformysql-flexibleservers-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for MySQL single servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-dbformysql-servers-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for PostgreSQL flexible servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-dbforpostgresql-flexibleservers-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for PostgreSQL serverGroupsv2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-dbforpostgresql-servergroupsv2-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for DevCenter devcenters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-devcenter-devcenters-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for IoT Hub instances https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-devices-iothubs-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for IoT Hub provisioning services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-devices-provisioningservices-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for DevOpsInfrastructure pools https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-devopsinfrastructure-pools-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Azure Digital Twins instances https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-digitaltwins-digitaltwinsinstances-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Cosmos DB Cassandra clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-documentdb-cassandraclusters-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Cosmos DB database accounts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-documentdb-databaseaccounts-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Cosmos DB fleets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-documentdb-fleets-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Cosmos DB Garnet clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-documentdb-garnetclusters-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for DurableTask schedulers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-durabletask-schedulers-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Edge Zones resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-edgezones-edgezones-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid domains https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-domains-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid event subscriptions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-eventsubscriptions-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid extension topics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-extensiontopics-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid namespaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-namespaces-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid partner namespaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-partnernamespaces-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid partner topics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-partnertopics-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid system topics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-systemtopics-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Event Grid topics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-eventgrid-topics-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for Quantum provider accounts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-quantum-provideraccounts-metrics
Azure Monitor metrics for ResourceBuilder pipeline jobs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-metrics/microsoft-resourcebuilder-workspaces-pipelines-jobs-metrics
Azure Workbooks data source and parameter limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-limits
Use Azure Workbooks visualization types effectively https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-visualizations
Reference list of default OpenTelemetry guest OS metrics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/metrics-guest-reference

Security

Topic URL
Secure ITSM integrations with Azure Monitor Secure Webhook https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/it-service-management-connector-secure-webhook-connections
Configure Azure for Secure Webhook ITSM integrations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/itsm-connector-secure-webhook-connections-azure-configuration
Use Application Insights smart detection to identify security issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/alerts/proactive-application-security-detection-pack
Enable Microsoft Entra authentication for Application Insights ingestion https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/azure-ad-authentication
Configure IP address handling in Application Insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/ip-collection
Migrate Container Insights from legacy to managed identity authentication https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-authentication
Configure secure access to Live Data in Container insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-livedata-setup
Configure TLS and mTLS for Azure Monitor pipeline https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-tls
Use automated TLS certificate management for Azure Monitor pipeline https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-tls-automated
Configure customer-managed TLS certificates for Azure Monitor pipeline https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/data-collection/pipeline-tls-custom
Configure network and firewall access to Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/azure-monitor-network-access
Securely configure and deploy Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/best-practices-security
Configure Network Security Perimeter for Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/network-security-perimeter
Apply Network Security Perimeter scenarios to Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/network-security-perimeter-scenarios
Built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/policy-reference
Configure Azure Monitor access via Private Link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/private-link-security
Apply RBAC roles and permissions in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/roles-permissions-security
Apply RBAC roles and permissions in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/roles-permissions-security
Use Azure Policy compliance controls for Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/security-controls-policy
Use Azure Policy compliance controls for Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/fundamentals/security-controls-policy
Register Entra app for Azure Monitor API tokens https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/api/register-app-for-token
Configure customer-managed keys for Azure Monitor Logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/customer-managed-keys
Design granular RBAC for Azure Monitor Log Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/granular-rbac-log-analytics
Configure row-level access with granular RBAC in Log Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/granular-rbac-use-case
Configure access control for Log Analytics workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/manage-access
Configure table-level RBAC access in Log Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/manage-table-access
Manage access control for Azure Monitor workspaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/metrics/azure-monitor-workspace-manage-access
Monitor Entra authentication logs for Azure Cache for Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-logs/microsoft-cache-redis-logs
Azure Monitor WAF log categories for CDN policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/supported-logs/microsoft-cdn-cdnwebapplicationfirewallpolicies-logs
Analyze Defender serverless security plugin data logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/appserviceserverlesssecurityplugindata
Use ArcK8sAudit Kubernetes API audit logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/arck8saudit
Analyze ArcK8sAuditAdmin modifying Kubernetes API operations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/arck8sauditadmin
Use AuditLogs table for Azure AD activity auditing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/auditlogs
Analyze AzureAttestationDiagnostics attestation request logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/azureattestationdiagnostics
Use AzureDevOpsAuditing logs to track DevOps changes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/azuredevopsauditing
Leverage BehaviorAnalytics Sentinel UEBA enriched events https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/behavioranalytics
Use BehaviorEntities table for Defender entity behaviors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/behaviorentities
Analyze BehaviorInfo table for Defender behavior insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/behaviorinfo
Use CampaignInfo table for Defender for Office 365 campaigns https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/campaigninfo
Analyze CassandraAudit CQL operation and login audit logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/cassandraaudit
Understand DatabricksRBAC audit log schema in Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksrbac
Review DatabricksRemoteHistoryService credential audit schema https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksremotehistoryservice
Use DatabricksRFA access request audit logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksrfa
Inspect DatabricksSecrets audit log schema https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databrickssecrets
Analyze DatabricksSQLPermissions audit log schema https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databrickssqlpermissions
Use DatabricksSSH audit log table schema https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksssh
Query DatabricksUnityCatalog security audit logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/databricksunitycatalog
Monitor GCPIAM identity and access logs in Sentinel https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/gcpiam
Query GoogleCloudSCC security findings in Sentinel https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/googlecloudscc
Monitor HDInsightGatewayAuditLogs authentication activity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/hdinsightgatewayauditlogs
Audit Synapse RBAC operations with SynapseRbacOperations logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/synapserbacoperations
Call Azure Monitor-managed Grafana APIs with Entra ID https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/visualize-call-grafana-api
Secure Azure Monitor workbooks with customer storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/visualize/workbooks-bring-your-own-storage

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