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Azure Monitor · Cost Management · Automation
Azure Monitoring & Cost Optimization Platform
Enterprise Observability + FinOps
RG: rg-monitoring-labRegion: Canada CentralLog Analytics WS: law-monitoring-labApp Insights: appi-monitoring-labAutomation Account: aa-monitoring-labBudget: $50 USD / month
Overview
Designed and deployed a centralized Azure monitoring platform across a full resource estate. Unified logging via Log Analytics Workspace, real-time alerting via Azure Monitor, and cost governance via Azure Cost Management and Advisor. Automation Runbooks handle auto-remediation — when CPU threshold breaches, the runbook executes and restarts the service automatically.
Architecture Flow
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Azure Resources
VMs · App Services · Storage · AKS
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Diagnostic Settings
Logs + Metrics
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Log Analytics Workspace
law-monitoring-lab
🔔
Azure Monitor
Metrics + Alerts
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Action Groups
Email + Runbook trigger
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Automation Runbook
Auto-remediation
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Azure Cost Management
Advisor · Budget Alerts
KQL Queries
// Activity log — count events by category
AzureActivity | summarize count() by Category
// App Insights — requests over time
requests
| summarize Count = count()
by bin(timestamp, 1h)
| render timechartReal Problem Solved
Challenge Solved
Tamed alert fatigue by implementing threshold tuning and log retention policies — reduced noise while maintaining full coverage across all resource types.
Key Outcomes
✓70% reduction in manual ops via IaC and Runbooks
✓30% cloud cost savings identified via Advisor
✓Budget alerts at 50% / 75% / 90% thresholds
Tech Stack
Azure MonitorLog AnalyticsApplication InsightsCost ManagementAzure AdvisorAutomation RunbooksKQLAction GroupsGrafana
Resource Details
Resource Grouprg-monitoring-lab
RegionCanada Central
Log Analytics WSlaw-monitoring-lab
App Insightsappi-monitoring-lab
Automation Accountaa-monitoring-lab
Budget$50 USD / month