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Migrating to Azure Monitor Agent

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Conclusions

The Azure Monitor Agent replaces the Log Analytics Agent. Benefits include improved security and cost efficiency, better manageability, and greater reliability. Remember that you will need to have converted all applications and services that rely on Log Analytics to Azure Monitor Agent by the end of 2024. The AMA Migration Helper and the DCR Configuration Generator can help. Unfortunately, Azure Monitor Agent does not yet support all of the features of the legacy agent, and those who start the changeover haphazardly run the risk of duplicate data and driving up costs.

Infos

  1. Azure Monitor pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/monitor/
  2. Migration aids for Azure Monitor Agent: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-azure-monitor-agent-migration-tools/
  3. Events to be monitored: https://github.com/microsoft/AzureMonitorCommunity/tree/master/Azure%20Services/Azure%20Monitor/Agents/Migration%20Tools/DCR%20Config%20Generator

The Author

Thomas Drilling has been a full-time freelance journalist and editor for science and IT magazines for more than 10 years. He and his team make contributions on the topics of open source, Linux, servers, IT administration, and Mac OS X. Drilling is also a book author and publisher, advises small and medium-sized enterprises as an IT consultant, and lectures on Linux, open source, and IT security.

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