Monitor & Back Up Resources — MOC
MS Learn path: Monitor and back up Azure resources · Observability + disaster recovery — the operational heartbeat of an administrator’s job.
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The core idea
Monitoring keeps you aware: Azure Monitor collects metrics and logs. Alerts + action groups react to conditions; KQL queries give insight. Protection: Azure Backup snapshots/backups VMs to a Recovery Services vault; Site Recovery provides disaster-recovery replication.
Concepts (linked from here)
Monitoring
- Azure Monitor
- Platform metrics & Diagnostics
- Log Analytics workspace
- KQL query language
- Alerts
- Action groups
- Activity log
- Azure Workbooks
- Application Insights
Backup & DR
- Azure Backup
- Recovery Services vault
- Backup policies
- Azure Site Recovery
- Monitoring storage/networking/costs
Modules in this path
- Monitor resources with Azure Monitor
- Configure alerts and action groups
- Configure and manage backups (Recovery Services vault)
- Implement disaster recovery with Site Recovery
Skills measured
- Monitor resources with Azure Monitor (metrics, logs, activity log)
- Configure alerts & dashboards
- Configure backup (Recovery Services vault, policies)
- Configure disaster recovery (Site Recovery)