In the previous post, we talked about connecting data sources to your Log Analytics workspace. While the data can be super useful, it is “unstructured” at this point – not really in the right shape to perform a specific task or enable useful monitoring of an application or a service. This is where “Solutions” come into picture (formerly called management solutions). Solutions can also leverage other services in Azure to perform many related actions, such as automation.

We’re delighted to introduce you to guest blogger Gabriel Mora, a Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator who has worked on multiple migration projects using Azure Site Recovery and other third-party tools like Zerto and Movere. By Gabriel Mora Hi everyone, my name is Gabriel Mora and today I will be giving you some tips on migrating to Azure using a few helpful tools.

In our previous post, we discussed the question: 'What is Azure Monitor and how does it work?' and also covered the two types of data it stores, at a high level. In this part, we will get ourselves started with Azure Monitor Logs. More specifically, we'll discuss how Logs are collected by Azure Monitor or, in other words, what options you have to add data sources to Azure Monitor so you can display that data in a way that makes sense to you.

We're delighted to welcome Merijn Overgaauw, Service Monitoring and Automation Consultant at GripMatix, back for another guest blog. This time, he explains the creative process behind the useful topology overview of GripMatix's latest SquaredUp Dashboard Pack. Fascinating stuff!

Join me on my Azure Monitor journey as I learn all there is to know about the platform. Check out my intro note here for a brief series overview and a bit about me (tl;dr former SCOM admin, avid tech blogger, SquaredUp tech evangelist). We’ll start with the basics and dive deeper as we go along. Buckle up, your journey to becoming an Azure Monitor superhero starts here!

For those who don't know me, I'm a former SCOM admin, and I blog regularly about monitoring and co-organise Experts Live India each year. As one of SquaredUp's tech evangelists, I've recently taken on the task of figuring out Azure Monitor and documenting my journey so that others can find my — sometimes torturous — journey less taxing. This write-up is for you, hope you enjoy!