Microsoft Azure Monitoring & Management
The Definitive Guide
IT Best Practices - Microsoft Press Series

Proven best practices for success with every Azure monitoring and management service

For cloud environments to deliver optimal value, their monitoring and management services must be designed, deployed, and managed well. Leading cloud consultant Avinash Valiramani shows how to simplify administration, reduce downtime, control cost, solve problems faster, and prepare for any workload in any environment. Explore detailed, expert coverage of Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Migrate, Azure Monitor, Azure Network Watcher, Azure Portal, Azure Cloud Shell, Azure Service Health, Azure Cost Management, and more. Whatever your role in delivering efficient, reliable cloud services, this best practice, deep dive guide will help you make the most of your Azure investment.

Leading Azure consultant Avinash Valiramani shows how to:

• Back up on-premises, Azure-based, and other cloud workloads for short- and long-term retention
• Implement simple, stable, cost-effective business continuity/disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery
• Discover, assess, and migrate diverse workloads to Azure, VMs, web apps, databases, and more
• Monitor all Azure applications, VMs, and other deployed services centrally via Azure Monitor
• Track, troubleshoot, and optimize networking for IaaS resources
• Create and manage anything from single-service solutions to complex multi-service architectures
• Run Azure Cloud Shell's cloud-native command line from any device, anywhere
• Monitor service health, workload levels, service layer resources, and availability

Also look for these Definitive Guides to Azure success:

• Microsoft Azure Compute: The Definitive Guide
• Microsoft Azure Networking: The Definitive Guide
• Microsoft Azure Storage: The Definitive Guide

Introduction to Azure monitoring and management services

Chapter 1 Azure Backup

Chapter 2 Azure Site Recovery

Chapter 3 Azure Migrate

Chapter 4 Azure Monitor

Chapter 5 Azure Network Watcher

Chapter 6 Azure Portal

Chapter 7 Azure Cloud Shell

Chapter 8 Azure Service Health

Chapter 9 Azure Cost Management

Avinash Valiramani is an IT Infrastructure and Cloud Architect with more than 16 years of expertise in areas of Microsoft Technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, SCCM, Intune, and Hyper-V. He is a certified Architect on Azure Infrastructure, Azure Artificial Intelligence, Azure Security, and Microsoft365. He has been working primarily with large to mid-size enterprises globally in designing their Cloud Architecture, planning migration strategies and executing complex implementations. Avinash is publishing four books as part of the Microsoft Azure Best Practices series, including this current one, collating real-world experiences to deliver a comprehensive and concise experience for new and budding technologists. Avinash also holds certifications in Amazon AWS, Barracuda, Citrix, VMware, and many other IT/Security industry certifications to complement his Microsoft expertise. He has authored a course on Azure Virtual Desktop for O'Reilly Media and is planning many others in the coming months. You can follow Avinash on Twitter at @avaliramani and he will soon be posting frequent blogs on www.avinashvaliramani.com and www.cloudconsulting.services.

Expert guidance on Azure monitoring and management for every cloud professional who wants to maximize operational efficiency and cost savings

• Leverage Azure management and monitoring to improve efficiency, accelerate cloud transformation, cut costs, and ensure the long-term sustainability of Azure cloud clients
• An in-depth deep dive into best practices for designing and deploying Azure's full spectrum of monitoring and management service offerings
• Covers Azure backup and site recovery, Azure Migrate, Azure Monitor, Azure Service Health, Azure Cost Optimization & Billing Center, Azure Cloud Shell, Azure Policy, and more