Summary

In this chapter, we provide detailed guidance on managing incidents and monitoring events with Azure Monitor, including configuring alerts based on telemetry issued by Azure resources and evaluating specific conditions to trigger notifications and automated actions. We also examine how to configure the techniques offered by Azure Monitor for automated, at-scale response to monitoring events.

We outlined the steps to define effective alert thresholds to prevent false positives and ensure alerts are relevant, considering factors such as the nature of the monitored metric and application characteristics.

Finally, we detailed the steps to establish an incident response plan from identifying critical resources and using Azure Monitor for incident detection, to organizing the response plan and key actions for the successful execution of the plan.

This chapter has prepared you to confidently manage monitoring events, helping to ensure your Azure environment runs smoothly...