In this video I show you how to setup Azure Applications Insight. Next, I go over how to add the Azure Application Insights plugin to WordPress and use that to monitor performance, user and availability data.
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I got the a good question below from Zaniar this week:
My question —- If Azure VM’s are encrypted at rest now (SSE) does this mean the data on the volumes are also encrypted? and if we want a further layer of encryption should we use BEK or KEK which one is better?
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This is the first video in a 101, Introductory to Microsoft Azure series. The video starts by reviewing the current Azure geographies and regions, and works through tutorial of different options of leveraging Azure Regions for high availability. Topics include Azure Regions, Availability Sets, Availability Zones and Paired regions.
Controlling source code is important for good code management, especially when multiple people are working on a project. In this video, I’m going to show you how to connect an Azure Automation account with a free or paid GitHub account.
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In this post and accompanying video I outline six ways to save money when using Azure VM’s.
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This post covers creating a dashboard in Grafana and displaying data from Log Analytics. My previous post covered connecting a Grafana installation to a Log Analytics workspace. That post can be found here. The examples below are intended to give the reader an overview of options to help get started with Grafana.
Continue reading “Grafana Dashboard with Log Analytics Data”In this post I demonstrate how to connect Grafana to Azure Log Analytics using the Azure Monitor data source plugin. Grafana is an open source, data visualization and monitoring platform. Or, as the website states “The open platform for beautiful analytics and monitoring”. Grafana can run on Windows, Linux, ARM, as well as Docker. There is a hosted option for those who prefer to have someone else host the environment.
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