AZ-1004: Deploy and configure Azure Monitor

Course Description

Master how to deploy and configure Azure Monitor to gain comprehensive visibility into your Azure environment. This instructor-led course guides IT professionals and cloud engineers through setting up Azure Monitor components, collecting and analyzing telemetry data, configuring alerts, and optimizing monitoring solutions for applications, virtual machines, and networks. Learn to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve issues to maintain application performance and infrastructure health.

Target Audience

Ideal for:

• Azure Administrators, Cloud Engineers, and DevOps Professionals responsible for monitoring and maintaining Azure resources

• IT operations teams seeking to implement robust cloud monitoring and alerting strategies

Prerequisites:

• Basic familiarity with Azure services and cloud concepts

• Understanding of monitoring principles and metrics

Course Outline

Module 1: Create and Configure Log Analytics Workspaces

• Set up Log Analytics workspaces to centralize monitoring data

• Configure access, data retention, and workspace health alerts

Module 2: Monitor Applications with Application Insights

• Deploy Application Insights for performance and usage monitoring

• Configure sampling and diagnostic settings for scalable data collection

• Use Azure SQL Insights to monitor database health and performance

Module 3: Monitor Virtual Machines Using Azure Monitor Agent

• Install and configure the Azure Monitor Agent on Azure VMs

• Enable VM Insights to track VM performance and dependencies

• Set data collection rules for OS and app logs

Module 4: Monitor Network Infrastructure with Azure Network Watcher

• Utilize Network Watcher tools such as Connection Monitor and IP Flow Verify

• Analyze NSG flow logs and conduct packet captures for network troubleshooting

Module 5: Configure Alerts and Automated Responses

• Create Azure Monitor Alerts to proactively identify issues

• Set up Action Groups for notifications and automated remediation

• Implement Alert Processing Rules to reduce alert noise

• Leverage Azure Monitor Change Analysis to audit configuration changes

Hands-On Experience

Expect 40–50% of class time dedicated to interactive, instructor-led exercises. You’ll gain practical skills deploying and configuring Azure Monitor components across workloads to optimize cloud resource health and application performance.

Skills You’ll Gain

After completing AZ-1004, you will be able to:

• Design and configure Log Analytics workspaces for data aggregation

• Deploy and optimize Application Insights for application monitoring

• Configure the Azure Monitor Agent and enable VM Insights on virtual machines

• Use Azure Network Watcher tools for network monitoring and troubleshooting

• Implement robust alerting strategies with Azure Monitor Alerts and Action Groups

• Track and respond to infrastructure changes using Azure Monitor Change Analysis