Microsoft Azure Developer: Instrument Solutions for Monitoring and Logging
Production failures cost time and reputation—and most developers lack visibility into what’s actually happening in their Azure apps. This 54-minute course teaches you to instrument solutions with Azure’s native monitoring and logging tools, moving you from reactive firefighting to proactive observability.
AIU.ac Verdict: Essential for Azure developers who need hands-on skills in diagnostics, Application Insights, and log aggregation. The course is deliberately focused rather than exhaustive, so you’ll gain practical instrumentation patterns quickly—though you’ll want supplementary study if you’re targeting Azure Solutions Architect certification.
What This Course Covers
You’ll work through Azure’s core observability stack: configuring diagnostic settings, leveraging Application Insights for performance monitoring, implementing structured logging, and interpreting telemetry data to troubleshoot issues. The course emphasises real-world scenarios—identifying bottlenecks, tracking dependencies, and correlating logs across distributed systems—rather than theoretical architecture.
Expect practical labs on setting up monitoring for web apps and microservices, querying logs with KQL (Kusto Query Language), and configuring alerts that actually matter. Daniel Krzyczkowski walks you through common pitfalls (over-instrumentation, missing context) and demonstrates how to build observability into your deployment pipeline from day one.
Who Is This Course For?
Ideal for:
- Azure app developers: Need to instrument code and configure monitoring without waiting for DevOps—this gives you ownership of observability.
- DevOps engineers managing Azure workloads: Require hands-on knowledge of logging pipelines, alerting rules, and diagnostic configuration across multiple services.
- Cloud-native developers transitioning to Azure: Already understand observability concepts but need Azure-specific tooling and best practices quickly.
May not suit:
- Complete Azure beginners: Assumes familiarity with Azure services and cloud deployment patterns; start with Azure fundamentals first.
- Infrastructure-only roles: Focuses on developer-side instrumentation rather than infrastructure monitoring or network diagnostics.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does Microsoft Azure Developer: Instrument Solutions for Monitoring and Logging take?
54 minutes of video content. Most developers complete it in one or two focused sessions, though hands-on lab time will extend that depending on your pace.
Do I need Azure certifications or prior experience to take this course?
No formal certification required, but you should be comfortable with Azure basics (creating resources, deploying apps). If you’re new to Azure entirely, complete an Azure fundamentals course first.
Will this help me pass Azure certification exams?
It covers monitoring and logging topics relevant to AZ-204 (Azure Developer Associate) and AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect), but it’s not a full exam prep course. Use it as a targeted skill-builder alongside broader study materials.
What’s included—just videos, or hands-on labs too?
Pluralsight courses include expert-led videos plus hands-on labs and sandboxes where you configure real Azure resources. You’ll get practical experience, not just theory.
Course by Daniel Krzyczkowski on Pluralsight. Duration: 0h 54m. Last verified by AIU.ac: March 2026.
