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documentType: LandingData
title: Azure Monitor Documentation
metadata:
  title: Azure Monitor Documentation | Microsoft Docs
  description:  Azure Monitor, which now includes Log Analytics and Application Insights, provides sophisticated tools for collecting and analyzing telemetry that allow you to maximize the performance and availability of your cloud and on-premises resources and applications.
  services: azure-monitor
  author: bwren
  manager: carmonm
  ms.service: azure-monitor
  ms.tgt_pltfrm: na
  ms.devlang: na
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.date: 09/04/2018
  ms.author: bwren
abstract:
  description:  Azure Monitor, which now includes Log Analytics and Application Insights, provides sophisticated tools for collecting and analyzing telemetry that allow you to maximize the performance and availability of your cloud and on-premises resources and applications. It helps you understand how your applications are performing and proactively identifies issues affecting them and the resources they depend on.
sections:
- title: 5-Minute Quickstarts
  items:
  - type: paragraph
    text: Learn how to collect and analyze metrics and logs collected from Azure resources.
  - type: list
    style: icon48
    items: 
    - image:
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/common/Chart.svg
      text: Monitor metrics
      href: /azure/monitoring-and-diagnostics/monitor-quick-resource-metric-alert-portal

    - image:
        src: /azure/azure-monitor/media/index/log-analytics.svg
      text: Analyze logs
      href: /azure/log-analytics/query-language/get-started-analytics-portal
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/media/index/virtualmachine.svg
      text: Azure VMs
      href: /azure/log-analytics/log-analytics-quick-collect-azurevm
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/logos/logo_linux.svg
      text: Linux computer
      href: /azure/log-analytics/log-analytics-quick-collect-linux-computer
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/logos/logo_Windows.svg
      text: Windows computer
      href: /azure/log-analytics/log-analytics-quick-collect-windows-computer
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/common/i_alert.svg
      text: Subscription Audit and Alerts
      href: /azure/monitoring-and-diagnostics/monitor-quick-audit-notify-action-in-subscription
  - type: paragraph
    text: Learn how to start monitoring your application with Azure Application Insights.
  - type: list
    style: icon48
    items: 
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/common/dotnet.svg
      text: .NET
      href: /azure/application-insights/quick-monitor-portal
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/logos/logo_NETcore.svg
      text: .NET Core
      href: /azure/application-insights/app-insights-dotnetcore-quick-start
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/common/nodejs.svg
      text: Node.js
      href: /azure/application-insights/app-insights-nodejs-quick-start
    - image: 
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/common/java.svg
      text: Java
      href: /azure/application-insights/app-insights-java-quick-start
    - image:
        src: /azure/application-insights/media/index/mobile-center.png
      text: Mobile
      href: /azure/application-insights/app-insights-mobile-center-quickstart
    - image:
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/common/i_web-color.svg
      text: Website
      href: /azure/application-insights/app-insights-website-monitoring

- title: Step-by-step Tutorials
  items:
  - type: paragraph
    text: Learn how to analyze, visualize, and act on collected data.
  - type: list
    style: ordered
    items:
    - html: <a href="/azure/log-analytics/log-analytics-tutorial-viewdata">View or analyze data collected</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/log-analytics/log-analytics-tutorial-dashboards">Create and share dashboards</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/monitoring-and-diagnostics/monitor-tutorial-autoscale-performance-schedule">Autoscale based on schedule or application performance</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/monitoring-and-diagnostics/monitor-tutorial-archive-monitoring-data">Archive monitoring data</a>
  - type: paragraph
    text: Learn how to continuously improve the performance and usage of your web applications.
  - type: list
    style: ordered
    items:
    - html: <a href="/azure/application-insights/app-insights-tutorial-runtime-exceptions">Find and diagnose run-time exceptions</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/application-insights/app-insights-tutorial-performance">Find and diagnose performance issues</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/application-insights/app-insights-tutorial-alert">Monitor and alert on application health</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/application-insights/app-insights-tutorial-users">Analyze customer usage and information</a>
    - html: <a href="/azure/application-insights/app-insights-tutorial-dashboards">Create custom KPI dashboards</a>
- title: Free Pluralsight Video Training
  items:
  - type: list
    style: cards
    className: cardsFTitle
    items:
    - title: Azure Administrator
      href: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2012827
      image:
        src: https://docs.microsoft.com/media/logos/logo_pluralsight.svg
        href: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2012827
- title: Samples
  items:
  - type: paragraph
    text: Use the following samples to configure and manage Log Analytics.
  - type: list
    style: unordered
    className: spaced noBullet
    items:
    - html: <a href="/azure/log-analytics/powershell-samples">Azure PowerShell</a>
- title: Reference
  items:
  - type: list
    style: cards
    className: cardsD
    items:
    - title: Command-Line
      html: <p><a href="/powershell/module/azurerm.operationalinsights">Azure PowerShell</a></p>
    - title: REST
      html: <p><a href="/rest/api/loganalytics">REST API Reference</a></p>