Azure Monitor and Logging Solutions

Question 1

Name the sources of Azure Monitor data

Answer 1

Application
OS
Azure resources
Azure subscription
Azure tenant
Custom sources

Question 2

Name the 2 fundamental types of data used by Azure Monitor

Answer 2

Metrics

Logs

Question 3

What are 3 functions that Azure Monitor performs with collected data?

Answer 3

Analysis
Alerting
Streamline to external system.

Question 4

When it comes to an application, name 3 types of availability tests.

Answer 4

1. URL ping tests
2. Custom track availability tests (uses the TrackAvailability method in SDK)
3. Multi-step web test: a recording of a sequence of web requests, which can be played back to test more complex scenarios. If an endpoint is not available, you can be notified.

Question 5

What is an action group?

Answer 5

Azure Monitor and service health alerts use action groups to notify users that an alert has been triggered