Summary

In this chapter, we covered the visual side of monitoring with Azure, exploring tools and services that allow you to create intuitive and actionable visual representations of log and metric data.

We then moved on to the Azure visualization tools you can use to visualize collected data, such as Azure Monitor Insights, Azure Workbooks, Azure dashboards, Azure Managed Grafana, and Microsoft Power BI on Azure. Each of these tools has specific features and use cases that cater to different monitoring needs and scenarios.

The chapter also highlighted the importance of criteria when choosing the right visualization tool. The choice of the most suitable visualization tool depends on various factors, such as the type and source of the data, the format and level of detail of the visualization, the target audience, and the purpose of monitoring. The chapter provided a guide to compare and select the optimal tool based on these criteria.

Finally, we provided a lab practice that...