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Understanding Azure Monitor architecture and core concepts.

graph TB
    subgraph "Data Sources"
        A[Applications]
        B[Infrastructure]
        C[Azure Resources]
    end

    subgraph "Azure Monitor"
        D[Metrics]
        E[Logs]
        F[Traces]
    end

    subgraph "Tools"
        G[Alerts]
        H[Dashboards]
        I[Workbooks]
    end

    A --> D & E & F
    B --> D & E
    C --> D & E

    D & E & F --> G & H & I

In This Section

Page Description
How Azure Monitor Works Three data pillars, data flow, management vs data plane
Data Platform Logs vs Metrics vs Traces, ingestion pipeline, retention
Log Analytics Workspace Workspace concepts, scope, access control, design strategy
Application Insights OpenTelemetry, telemetry types, App Map, Live Metrics
Metrics and Dimensions Platform vs custom metrics, dimensions, aggregations
Alerts Architecture Alert types, signal processing, action groups
Data Collection Rules DCR concepts, transformations, Azure Monitor Agent
Networking and Security Private Link, AMPLS, RBAC for monitoring

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