Ready 2020 Pre-day Azure Monitoring 1-day Workshop

Overview

This challenged based Azure Monitoring workshop is intended to teach how to monitor Azure workloads. During this day you will be working Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights.

Setup Guide

Challenges

Proctors Guide

Outcome

Understand Azure Monitor capabilities, facilitate an Azure Monitor customer conversation, and demo key features of Azure Monitor.

Target Audience

This content has been targeted to PFE, MCS, and CSA roles intended to build their knowledge on Azure Monitor. PTS and TSP that have a passion around Monitoring are more than welcome to attend.

Prerequisites

1. Please review the following content before the event

Azure Monitor E2E w/ Announcements

Azure Monitor for VMs/Containers & Log Analytics

Continuous Monitoring for DevOps

Network Monitoring

Azure Monitor Telemetry & ITSM/SIEM Partners

2. Attendees have access to an Azure Subscription where they can each deploy the provided ARM template that will build a very detailed infrastructure to monitor. This includes the Vnet, subnets, NSG(s), LB(s), NAT rules, scales set and a fully functional .NET Core Application (eShopOnWeb) to monitor.

3. Attendees should have a level 200-300 understanding of the Azure platform. Understand concepts like PowerShell, Azure Cli, ARM, resource groups, RBAC, network, storage, compute, scale sets, virtual machines and security. Previous experience working with ARM templates is recommended.

4. Access to a machine with Visual Studio Code and the Azure PowerShell Modules loaded or Azure CLI. VS Code ARM and PowerShell extensions should be configured.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 AM: Kickoff & Introductions

9:00 - 10:30 AM: Azure Monitor Metrics & Alerts Challenge

10:30 - 10:45 AM: Break

10:45 - Noon: Azure Monitor for containers Challenge

Noon – 1 PM: Lunch

1 – 3 PM: Azure Monitor Application Insights Challenge

3 – 3:15 PM: Break

3:15 – 5 PM: 4. Azure Monitor Dashboard and Analytics Challenge and/or Workbooks Challenge

Note: We are planning to provide a few side challenges as well