Querymagic

A while ago I wrote an article on how to estimate data consumption for Log Analytics. Since then there were changes to the way that Log Analytics tracks the volume and the cost associated with data flowing into the workspace.

A request that I get many times is to provide guidance and best-practices on how to implement monitoring and operations management with and/or for Azure. Most organizations have subtle differences which makes it hard to put out a generic concept of how to enable this. There are high-level ideas but in my discussions with customers and partners I’m hearing that this is not detailed enough.

I’ve learned about a “hidden feature” recently that enables some cool scenarios. Log Analytics or Azure Data Explorer aficionados will probably know all about functions already but for Application Insights this has not been documented yet and is not visible through the Azure portal.

This is why my job is so much fun. I have been working with the CISO of a large retailer that operates multiple independent web portals (some with shopping functions enabled).

[UPDATE 02/12/2019] There has been changes to the way Log Analytics tracks usage data. Check out the post on the updated mechanisms.