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Azure Observability with Dynatrace

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Chandan Kumar
Founder, beCloudReady
January 22, 20242 min read
Azure Observability with Dynatrace

How to implement comprehensive observability for Azure workloads using Dynatrace's AI-powered monitoring platform.

Course Description:

This course provides comprehensive training on utilizing Dynatrace for effective monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing Azure cloud services. Participants will gain hands-on experience in integrating Dynatrace with Azure, leveraging its full-stack observability capabilities to monitor cloud infrastructure, applications, and services.

Target Audience:

  • IT Professionals

  • Cloud Administrators

  • DevOps Engineers

  • System Integrators

Course Duration:

  • Total: 20 Hours

  • Format: Online, self-paced with hands-on labs

Prerequisites:

  • Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Azure

  • Basic knowledge of software development and deployment processes

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to Azure Observability and Dynatrace

  • Overview of Azure Observability

  • Introduction to Dynatrace

  • Benefits of using Dynatrace in Azure environments

Module 2: Setting up Dynatrace in Azure

  • Creating a Dynatrace account

  • Integrating Dynatrace with Azure

  • Configuring Dynatrace agents

Module 3: Full-Stack Observability

  • Understanding full-stack observability

  • Monitoring Azure infrastructure with Dynatrace

  • Application performance monitoring

  • User experience monitoring

Module 4: Advanced Features of Dynatrace

  • AI-powered problem analysis and root cause detection

  • Custom metrics and dashboards

  • Anomaly detection and alerting

  • Log analytics

Module 5: Real-Time Monitoring and Troubleshooting

  • Setting up real-time monitoring

  • Analyzing performance bottlenecks

  • Troubleshooting common issues in Azure environments

Module 6: Dynatrace Automation and Integration

  • Automating monitoring tasks with Dynatrace

  • Integrating Dynatrace with Azure DevOps

  • Continuous monitoring in CI/CD pipelines

Module 7: Security and Compliance Monitoring

  • Security monitoring with Dynatrace

  • Compliance reporting for Azure environments

  • Best practices for secure and compliant monitoring

Module 8: Scalability and High Availability

  • Scaling Dynatrace for large Azure deployments

  • Ensuring high availability of monitoring systems

  • Best practices for resilient monitoring

Module 9: Case Studies and Best Practices

  • Analyzing real-world scenarios

  • Best practices for optimizing performance and availability

  • Lessons learned from industry examples

Module 10: Course Conclusion and Assessment

  • Course review

  • Final assessment

  • Certification and next steps

Additional Resources

  • Access to Dynatrace community and forums

  • Supplementary reading materials and documentation

  • Hands-on lab environments for practical experience

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