VirtualMetric DataStream: Full setup from scratch in 14 minutes (v1.8.0)

VirtualMetric | Security Data Pipeline Platform

Apr 9, 2026

From free trial signup to live security telemetry flowing into Microsoft Sentinel — this demo covers the full DataStream setup end to end, in under 14 minutes. No pre-built environment, no shortcuts.

What you'll learn:*
How to sign up for a free trial and complete onboarding
How to install the DataStream connector from the Microsoft Sentinel Content Hub and deploy infrastructure to Azure
How to install a Director using a single PowerShell command
What data sets and profiles are — and how they eliminate repetitive per-device configuration
How to add a Windows Agent device and start collecting Windows event logs, DNS logs, and more
How to add Microsoft Sentinel as a target using Managed Identity authentication
How to install and assign the Microsoft Sentinel Automation and Normalization pipeline from the Content Hub
How to verify log data arrives in Sentinel structured and normalized — confirmed with a KQL query
Timestamps:*
0:00 Introduction — what this demo covers
0:20 Free trial signup
1:40 Installing DataStream connector from Microsoft Sentinel Content Hub
2:24 Deploying Azure infrastructure (DCE, DCRs, Analytics Workspace)
3:29 Assigning Monitoring Metrics Publisher role to DCRs
4:57 Installing a Director via PowerShell
6:35 Creating data sets and profiles for Windows log collection
7:56 Adding a Windows Agent device
10:06 Adding Microsoft Sentinel as a target
11:17 Installing the Sentinel Automation and Normalization pipeline from Content Hub
12:44 Verifying data flow in the Director console
13:11 Confirming normalized logs in Sentinel via KQL query