Azure Monitor
Azure Monitor is a comprehensive monitoring service in Microsoft Azure that provides full-stack observability for applications, infrastructure, and networks. It collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry data from cloud and on-premises environments, offering metrics, logs, alerts, and application performance monitoring (APM) capabilities. The service helps organizations ensure availability and performance of their applications and services.
Developers should learn Azure Monitor when building or managing applications on Azure to gain visibility into system health, performance, and usage patterns. It's essential for troubleshooting issues, setting up proactive alerts, and optimizing resource utilization in production environments. Specific use cases include monitoring Azure VMs, containers, web apps, databases, and custom applications with Application Insights integration.