Observability and Troubleshooting for Azure Applications

Modern cloud applications are complex, distributed systems, making it difficult to pinpoint issues when things go wrong. This text-based course guides you through the fundamentals of application observability on Azure, giving you the skills to track down bugs and optimize performance. By completing this written guide, you will understand how to instrument your applications, collect critical data, and turn raw logs into actionable insights to maintain healthy cloud systems.\n\nWhat you'll learn:\n- Understand the core pillars of observability: metrics, logs, and distributed traces.\n- Instrument applications using the modern, open-source OpenTelemetry standard.\n- Configure Azure Monitor and Application Insights to collect and analyze telemetry.\n- Troubleshoot distributed cloud applications and pinpoint performance bottlenecks.\n- Monitor modern AI-driven application components and API endpoints.\n- Apply secure monitoring practices to protect sensitive log data.\n\nThe course begins with key terminology, basic concepts, and foundational definitions before guiding you through practical configuration scenarios and troubleshooting exercises. This course is designed for beginners new to cloud operations, requiring no prior monitoring experience. Gain the confidence to diagnose and resolve cloud application issues today.