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ObservabilityAzure Monitor · Log Analytics · Cost Management05 / 10
Azure Monitoring and Cost Optimization Platform
Centralized visibility with cost guardrails
Overview
Centralized monitoring for a full Azure estate. Diagnostic settings stream logs and metrics from every resource type into a single Log Analytics workspace, alert rules and dashboards surface problems before users notice, and Cost Management analysis feeds right-sizing decisions back into the platform.
Engineering focus
Signal over noise. Thresholds and retention have to be tuned per resource type, otherwise alert fatigue quietly turns full coverage into no coverage.
Architecture flow
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Azure Resources
VMs · App Services · AKS · Storage
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Diagnostic Settings
Logs and metrics export
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Log Analytics Workspace
Single query surface
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Azure Monitor Alerts
Thresholds and signals
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Action Groups
Email · webhook · runbook
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Cost Management
Budgets · Advisor · right-sizing
KQL queries
// Activity log — events grouped by category
AzureActivity | summarize Events = count() by Category | order by Events desc
// Application Insights — request volume over time
requests | summarize Count = count() by bin(timestamp, 1h) | render timechart
// Top CPU consumers across the estate
Perf | where CounterName == "% Processor Time" | summarize Avg = avg(CounterValue) by Computer | top 10 by Avg desc
Key outcomes
Centralized monitoring with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics for infrastructure visibility
Alerts and dashboards created for proactive issue detection and resolution
Cloud costs optimized by analyzing usage patterns and right-sizing resources
Stack
Azure MonitorLog AnalyticsApplication InsightsKQLCost ManagementAction GroupsWorkbooks
Environment
RegionCanada Central
Resource Grouprg-monitoring-platform
WorkspaceLog Analytics (central)
TelemetryMetrics · logs · traces
Cost ControlsBudgets + Advisor