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.
Continue reading “Connect Grafana to Azure Log Analytics”
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I consider myself the DIY type, both at home and in my profession. I would rather fix a leaky pipe or deploy a server farm myself. However, with experience comes the knowledge of when it makes sense to do it yourself and when it’s best to pay someone else. That’s what I faced when trying to move my WordPress site.
Azure Automation is Microsoft’s cloud-hosted automation solution. It uses Python or PowerShell based scripts, referred to as runbooks, to launch automation jobs in Azure or on-premises. These runbooks are started in multiple ways. The information below details starting automation jobs with a webhook.
Continue reading “Webhooks and Azure Automation Runbooks”
Adding most Windows Event Logs to Log Analytics is a straightforward process. Simply go to the Advanced properties in the Workspace > Windows Event Logs and start typing the name. A pre-populated list will appear as shown below. Selected the log and add it for collection. But what if the log you are looking for is not listed in Log Analytics? Continue reading “Collect Custom Windows Event Logs in Log Analytics”
Azure Traffic Manager is a global DNS service hosted in Azure. It extends the functionality of DNS beyond simple name to IP resolution, adding load balancing and advanced resolution features such as geo-fencing, weighted priority, performance, and source IP based name resolution.
Just as important to what it is, is what it is not. It is not an IP based Global Load Balancer. Traffic Manager does not handle IP session data, BGP or any other routing protocols. It is only an External DNS solution, it won’t work as an internal DNS solution. Continue reading “Azure Traffic Manager”
My first article posted at 4sysops on setting up an Azure Monitor workspace in Log Analytics and onboarding Servers.
https://4sysops.com/archives/azure-monitor-setup-and-on-premises-configuration/
Azure Automation Update Management is part of Azure Automation. In this video, I’m going over updating servers using Azure Automation Updates. Topics covered include: Continue reading “Update Management in Azure Automation”