AZ-305 Question 15
Select 3A healthcare organization is running container-based microservices on Azure, Windows-based workloads on Azure VMs, and a .NET-based web application on Azure App Service. They require a single, centralized monitoring solution that captures container performance, infrastructure-level metrics and logs, and code-level telemetry for the .NET application. They also want the ability to perform advanced queries across all components in one place. Which of the following approaches should you recommend? (Choose three.)
- A
- Create a single Log Analytics workspace and enable Container insights for the microservices, configuring them to send performance data and logs to that workspace.
- B
- Enable Azure Monitor Application Insights for the .NET web app to gather code-level telemetry, performance data, and request analytics.
- C
- Rely solely on Azure Activity Logs to gather complete performance telemetry for both the VMs and the container-based microservices.
- D
- Connect each Azure VM to the same Log Analytics workspace used by Container insights for unified performance metrics, logs, and query capabilities.
- E
- Deploy a separate Log Analytics workspace for each environment type (VMs, microservices, and the .NET web app) to isolate data collection and simplify analysis.
- F
- Combine Azure Monitor metrics with a third-party analytics tool for code-level telemetry, ignoring Azure’s Application Insights for the web app.
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
A comprehensive monitoring solution in Azure typically includes a unified Log Analytics workspace for logs and performance metrics across VMs and container workloads, plus Application Insights for application-level telemetry. By consolidating data under Azure Monitor, teams can perform advanced queries, create cross-resource visualizations, and set up alerts in a centralized manner. For reference, see Microsoft’s documentation on Azure Monitor, Container insights, and Application Insights for recommended best practices: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/.
- A. Correct.
Option 1 is correct. Provisioning a single Log Analytics workspace and enabling Container insights centralizes container telemetry and allows correlation with other Azure resources. This follows Microsoft’s recommendation to unify container data under Azure Monitor.
- B. Correct.
Option 2 is correct. Application Insights provides code-level telemetry, request tracking, and end-to-end transaction insights for the .NET web app. This meets the requirement for detailed application performance monitoring.
- C. Incorrect.
Option 3 is incorrect. Azure Activity Logs track control-plane operations (e.g., resource creation, modification) rather than in-depth performance and application-level telemetry. They do not fulfill the requirement for advanced analysis across VMs, containers, and app code.
- D. Correct.
Option 4 is correct. Connecting Azure VMs to the same Log Analytics workspace as Container insights ensures all infrastructure logs and metrics reside in one place, simplifying queries, correlation, and alerting across multiple workloads.
- E. Incorrect.
Option 5 is incorrect. Maintaining separate workspaces for each environment type makes correlating logs and metrics from containers, VMs, and the .NET web app much more difficult. A unified workspace is a best practice for centralized monitoring.
- F. Incorrect.
Option 6 is incorrect. While third-party solutions can complement Azure Monitor, ignoring Application Insights removes powerful and easily integrated code-level telemetry specifically tailored for Azure-based applications. This fails to meet the requirement for detailed .NET performance insights.