Azure Monitor stores these fundamental types of data: metrics, logs, traces, and changes. The sources of monitoring data that populate these data stores are on the left. The different functions that Azure Monitor performs with this collected data are on the right. This includes such actions as analysis, alerting.
- What can be monitored using Azure monitor?
- Where does Azure Monitor store even data?
- What are the sources of monitoring data from Azure application tier?
What can be monitored using Azure monitor?
Collect, analyze, and act on telemetry data from your cloud and hybrid environments. Azure Monitor supports your operations at scale by helping you maximize the performance and availability of your resources and proactively identify problems.
Where does Azure Monitor store even data?
Azure Monitor Logs stores the data that it collects in one or more Log Analytics workspaces. You must create at least one workspace to use Azure Monitor Logs. For a description of Log Analytics workspaces, see Log Analytics workspace overview.
What are the sources of monitoring data from Azure application tier?
Application data
Application Insights stores the data it collects in the same Azure Monitor data platform used by other data sources. It includes extensive tools for analyzing this data, but you can also analyze it with data from other sources using tools such as Metrics Explorer, Log Analytics, and Change Analysis.