operations.md

Design for Operations (10-15%)

Design an application monitoring and alerting strategy

• Determine the appropriate Microsoft products and services for monitoring applications on Azure
• Define solutions for analyzing logs and enabling alerts using Azure Log Analytics
• Define solutions for analyzing performance metrics and enabling alerts using Azure Monitor
• Define a solution for monitoring applications and enabling alerts using Application Insights

Design a platform monitoring and alerting strategy

• Determine the appropriate Microsoft products and services for monitoring Azure platform solutions
• Define a monitoring solution using Azure Health, Azure Advisor, and Activity Log
• Define a monitoring solution for Azure Networks using Log Analytics and Network Watcher service
• Monitor security with Azure Security Center

Design an operations automation strategy

• Determine when to use Azure Automation, Chef, Puppet, PowerShell, Desired State Configuration (DSC), Event Grid, and Azure Logic Apps
• Define a strategy for auto-scaling
• Define a strategy for enabling periodic processes and tasks