To get the most out of this book

To fully benefit from the content and practical guidance provided in this book, it is recommended that readers have access to an Azure subscription with sufficient permissions to create and manage resources.

Having the ability to interact directly with Azure Monitor and related services will allow you to follow along with the examples, implement the strategies discussed, and gain hands-on experience.

All of our examples have been tested in the Azure Cloud Shell environment. If you don’t have access, the following tools would be required to be installed in your OS.

Software/hardware covered in this book	OS requirements
Azure PowerShell	Windows, macOS, or Linux
Azure CLI	Windows, macOS, or Linux
.Net 8	Windows, macOS, or Linux

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.