Top 10 Charts in Azure Log Analytics and Application Insights
I've recently stumbled on forum question asking for chart that list only the top 10 resources or computers. Such chart is of course used a lot in performance metrics where for example you want to get...
View ArticleProgrammatically Change Azure Log Analytics Pricing Model
Microsoft recently introduced a new model for [purchasing Azure Log Analytics](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-a-new-way-to-purchase-azure-monitoring-services/). To use this new...
View ArticleAggregate on More Than One Column for Azure Log Search Alerts
Log Analytics alerts aka Azure Log Search Alerts allows you to create a single alert and trigger alert instances per a column. This is possible by creating metric measurement alert. Unfortunately these...
View ArticleOMS Portal Moving to Azure
For quite some time it was clear that the OMS Portal will move completely to Azure and that is good news. We have seen services like Update Management, Azure Security Center (Security & Audit...
View ArticleWhat is OMS and a Brief History of It
While discussing Azure/OMS topics in the community I often see incorrect usage of OMS (Operations Management Suite). That is understandable of course as Microsoft hasn't done good job at clearing out...
View ArticleOptimizing Your Log Analytics Logs Blade
Microsoft recently release the new [Logs experience](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-monitor-is-providing-a-unified-logs-experience/) with this also removing the link to the Advanced...
View ArticleFinding Diagnostic Logs for Azure Services
For the last a couple of years many Azure services has started to produce diagnostic logs and metrics. These two allows you to monitor and troubleshoot the Azure Services. Unfortunately still there are...
View ArticleFree Book: Inside Azure Management v3
For the last several months Pete Zerger, Tao Yang, Kevin Greene, Anders Bengtsson and me have been working hard to update Inside OMS book. With the latest changes we are now on version 3 of the book...
View ArticleAzure Monitor Alert Series – Part 6
In Part 6 of the series we will cover Metric Alerts. These are very powerful alerts but they also have some limitations. The good thing is that the Azure Monitor team is constantly working on blurring...
View ArticleAzure Policy for Sending Azure Activity Logs
One of my blog readers has asked me about policy for sending Azure Activity logs to Log Analytics. As I have [written...
View ArticleAzure Log Alert scoped to resource that sends logs to more than one Log...
When you configure [diagnostic settings](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/diagnostic-settings?tabs=portal?WT.mc_id=AZ-MVP-5000120) you have the option to configure more...
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