Applications Manager offers monitoring support for a wide range of Azure services that can help you track your network resource performance in real-time. It enables DevOps admins to keep a close watch on their Network Infrastructure resources hosted on Azure by offering monitoring support for the following services:
Enhance the traffic management capacity of your Azure Application Gateways for your web applications hosted in the cloud as per your tier and optimize them for better security and load balancing. Keep track of vital load-based metrics such as Incoming/Outgoing Bytes, Data throughput, client RTT, current capacity, and compute units to estimate the handling capacity and performance of your gateway. Gain deep insights into the traffic stats of your gateway by obtaining comprehensive visibility into the number of requests and connections processed by both frontend and backend servers of your gateway, along with detailed stats on response time and response status split-ups for accurate troubleshooting in case of slowness.
Monitor the performance of your Azure ExpressRoute circuits and obtain alerts instantly in case of network downtime or connectivity issues. Ensure high availability of your circuit connections between your private on-premises network and Microsoft Cloud by constantly tracking ARP and BGP availability of your ExpressRoute circuits and troubleshooting connectivity issues instantly. Keep constant checks on the inbound/outbound rates of data processed and dropped for your circuit to estimate bandwidth performance and data loss for your circuits, as well as their corresponding peerings, to ensure seamless connectivity and data transfer.
Improve the security and performance of your Azure Firewall instances protecting your network resources and prevent malicious threats and attacks from unidentified sources. Track the overall health state of your Azure Firewall as well as the amount of SNAT ports utilized by your firewall to detect possible network issues quickly in case of abnormal values. Obtain detailed stats on the amount of data processed by your firewall instance as well as the latency observed consequently to estimate the handling capacity and to allocate network resources quickly in case of performance bottlenecks. Measure the number of application/network rule hits made to your firewall and take appropriate measures to optimize firewall rules and policies for improved protection.
Azure NAT Gateway provides scalable outbound connectivity for resources in your Azure virtual network, enabling reliable internet access while efficiently managing network address translation. Monitor the availability and network activity of your NAT Gateway to assess connectivity and traffic handling. Track connection usage, data transfer, and packet transmission to understand network utilization, while monitoring dropped packets to identify potential connectivity issues or performance degradation.

Optimize the performance of your Azure Network Interfaces connected to your Azure VMs and ensure high availability of network resources. Obtain detailed stats on the amount of incoming and outgoing data processed by your network interface to monitor the bandwidth utilization and network performance. Also, measure the traffic volume of your network interface by tracking the number of incoming/outgoing data packets handled by your network interface and configure alert notifications in case of abnormal values.
Monitor the routing and traffic management capabilities of your Azure Route Server to maintain efficient connectivity between your virtual network resources and network appliances. Track BGP peer status, along with the routes learned from and advertised to peers, to identify connectivity or routing issues quickly. Monitor the data processed by the virtual hub router, routing infrastructure units, and spoke VM utilization to understand traffic handling and routing capacity, and to identify potential resource constraints.

Monitor the availability and performance of your Azure Virtual Network Gateways and ensure your on-premises network is securely connected to your Azure Virtual Networks for reliable data transfer. Analyze the bandwidth performance of your ExpressRoute and VPN Gateways, as well as the routing mechanisms handled by your gateways, and trigger instant alerts whenever there is an abnormal spike/fluctuation in the values for quick optimization. Obtain in-depth visibility into the performance of your VPN tunnels by analyzing the processing capacity and bandwidth performance of your VPN network tunnel to help you make quick decisions on data security and resource allocation accordingly.
Applications Manager provides a way to eliminate the visibility gaps left by native Azure monitoring tools and is easy to set up. Discover more on our Azure monitoring capabilities by downloading a 30-day free trial today!
Applications Manager also offers monitoring for the following Microsoft Azure services:
It allows us to track crucial metrics such as response times, resource utilization, error rates, and transaction performance. The real-time monitoring alerts promptly notify us of any issues or anomalies, enabling us to take immediate action.
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