Do you still have a classic server infrastructure at your company? With a stuffed server room and all data and applications on premises? I suspect not. Because cloud services that are affordable, easily configured and accessible from everywhere have finally arrived, and I'm sure at least some of your data infrastructure is already cloud-based. Which means you've surely come into contact with Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure. Or all three.
I'd like to tell you a little bit more about the possibilities of monitoring Microsoft Azure environments with PRTG.
With recent releases of PRTG Network Monitor, we have gradually released new sensor types that deal with monitoring Microsoft Azure services. At the moment, the following sensor types are available in PRTG:
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Sensor Monitors the status of a virtual machine in a Microsoft Azure subscription |
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Microsoft Azure Subscription Cost Sensor Monitors the cost in a Microsoft Azure subscription |
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Microsoft Azure Storage Account Sensor Monitors the performance metrics of a storage account in a Microsoft Azure subscription |
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Microsoft Azure SQL Database Sensor Monitors the performance metrics of an SQL Database in a Microsoft Azure subscription |
In addition to the existing sensors, we have other Microsoft Azure sensor types planned on our PRTG product road map, like Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Application Gateway, or API Management. Which features of Microsoft Azure do you use in practice, and which would you like to be able to monitor with PRTG?
We've created a survey about this, and I'd be super happy if you take a moment to participate. On the survey page you can also optionally enter your email address if you would like to test our new Azure sensors at a very early stage of development.
Our developers profit greatly from getting more information on what services you use and what you expect from monitoring Microsoft Azure services.
It's also possible that you don't use Microsoft Azure in your company, but instead work with Amazon Web Services and/or the Google Cloud Platform. In that case, it's pretty good that you've read this far. Because even with GCP and AWS, PRTG will be of assistance to you. Besides various Amazon sensor types, PRTG also provides a sensor for monitoring your running AWS costs. You can read more about this in the article Monitor your AWS costs with PRTG.
By the way, you can also even install PRTG Network Monitor in the cloud. The article How to deploy PRTG Network Monitor in AWS, Azure and GCP tells you how.
Now don't forget to take part in the survey about your desired Microsoft Azure sensors, and feel free to use the comment function here on the blog for discussions about monitoring Microsoft Azure and the others.