Azure Monitor & Log Analytics
Microsoft's unified observability stack — metrics, logs (KQL-based), traces, alerts and dashboards in one platform.
Azure Monitor & Log Analytics in practice
Azure Monitor and Log Analytics form the observability layer of the Microsoft stack: metrics, logs, traces, alerts and dashboards converge in one workspace and are queried with KQL. Application Insights adds the application view, while data collection rules decide what an agent sends in the first place. Cost is settled at ingestion, not at query time — so every design starts with the choice of table plan: Analytics for everything that is actively analysed and alerted on, the cheaper Basic and Auxiliary plans for logs kept only for later investigation.
Commitment tiers apply to analytics data alone. From 100 gigabytes a day a dedicated cluster pays off, pooling several workspaces into one tier and allowing customer-managed keys; the commitment binds for 31 days. Alendris has built this architecture for an energy utility — consolidated data collection rules, a dedicated cluster and the entire configuration versioned in Bicep.
How Alendris helps
From our projects
- Zero Trust Infrastructure from the Data Center to the Remote WorkplaceComplete modernization of server infrastructure, identity, and remote access into a consistent Zero Trust architecture — from hyperconverged storage to hardened server and client baselines to secure remote work without a single publicly reachable device.
- Replacement of Citrix environment with Azure Virtual DesktopFull migration of 8,000 Citrix users to a highly automated AVD target architecture.
- Development of an AI Platform based on Microsoft AzureSecure and scalable AI usage in the company is created through a central Enterprise Search that bundles information from systems such as SharePoint, ServiceNow, and SAP.
- Security Modernization with a Focus on Microsoft 365 & SOC ReadinessSustainable improvement of the security posture in the Microsoft ecosystem with a focus on identity protection, tenant hardening, and SOC readiness.
- Evolution of an Enterprise Monitoring Solution on AzureRedesign of the Azure Monitoring architecture with a Dedicated Azure Monitor Cluster, standardized DCR Rules, and complete Infrastructure as Code automation.
- Successful IT Carve-out of a Complete InfrastructureFull IT carve-out with structured decoupling, migration of central IT services, and a secure transition phase without unnecessary downtime.
- NIS2 Compliance Implementation for Critical InfrastructureHolistic implementation of NIS2 requirements: From gap analysis and technical implementation to audit readiness.
- AI-powered Automation with Azure AI Foundry & n8nComplete automation of document-based business processes through AI-supported workflows – from data extraction to decision support.