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With the use of different conditions and criteria, such as CPU utilization, memory usage, and bandwidth utilization, you can create alert policies that will notify you whenever a certain threshold is exceeded. This allows you to quickly respond to any threatening activity on your network, giving yourself peace of mind that your system is secure.
Configuring the Diagnostic Logs setting is an important step for ensuring that your networks are monitored for potential malicious activity. Through this setting, you gain access to a full packet capture of all data flowing through devices attached to your network, as well as anomaly detection alarms and other data provided by Azure Monitor for Networks. This helps ensure that any suspicious activity or dangerous threats can be quickly identified and action taken in order to maintain the integrity and security of your system. Additionally, these logs provide valuable insight into how traffic patterns vary over time, helping you identify trends across multiple devices on one or more networks.
Azure Monitor for Networks is a feature of Azure Monitor that provides insights into the performance and health of an organization’s network infrastructure.
The components of Azure Monitor for Networks include Network Watcher, Connection Monitor, Traffic Analytics, and Virtual Network Tap.
Network Watcher is a network monitoring and diagnostic service that provides tools to diagnose, troubleshoot, and monitor network issues.
Connection Monitor is a feature of Network Watcher that provides end-to-end monitoring and diagnostics for network connections between a virtual machine and other endpoints, such as on-premises resources, internet resources, or other Azure virtual machines.
Traffic Analytics is a feature of Network Watcher that provides visualizations and insights into network traffic patterns and security threats.
Virtual Network Tap is a feature of Network Watcher that provides the ability to capture and analyze network traffic in a virtual network.
You can use Connection Monitor to monitor network connectivity and diagnose issues in real-time, as well as use Traffic Analytics to identify network security threats and performance issues.
Yes, you can use Virtual Network Taps to monitor and capture network traffic between Azure virtual networks.
You can enable Network Watcher and Azure Monitor for Networks through the Azure portal or through Azure PowerShell.
Yes, there may be a cost associated with using Azure Monitor for Networks. The cost depends on the type and amount of data being monitored, as well as the pricing tier of the Azure service.
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