Introduction to the Role of Azure Monitor and Log Analytics with AVD

Managing a virtual desktop environment requires more than just provisioning resources. To deliver a seamless user experience, maintain compliance, and ensure cost efficiency, you need the right visibility and control over your deployment. This video explores how Azure Monitor and Log Analytics form the backbone of monitoring in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). These tools work together to provide comprehensive insights, enabling administrators to optimize performance, strengthen security, streamline troubleshooting, and drive automation.

By combining real-time monitoring with advanced analytics, you can go beyond simply reacting to issues. Instead, you’ll proactively enhance your environment with practices that support stability, compliance, and efficiency. Whether your focus is Azure Performance Monitoring for AVD, Azure AVD Security and Compliance Monitoring, Azure AVD Troubleshooting and Diagnostics, Azure AVD Automation and Alerting, or Azure AVD Cost Management and Optimization, this session will help you understand how to get the most out of your deployment while following Azure AVD Best Practices.

What you will learn in this video

In this video, you will discover:

How Azure Monitor and Log Analytics collect and analyze data from session hosts, applications, and user activity.
The role of performance monitoring in ensuring smooth user experiences and how to leverage autoscaling for efficiency.
Methods for implementing security and compliance monitoring to safeguard your environment.
How to troubleshoot login issues, crashes, and network performance problems using advanced diagnostics.
The power of automation and alerting to reduce manual intervention and speed up resolution.
Techniques for managing costs through right-sizing, usage tracking, and license optimization.
Best practices that help you set up a reliable, secure, and efficient monitoring environment from day one.

Transition to the Next Video

This video sets the stage for building a resilient and well-managed Azure Virtual Desktop environment. Next, we will take it a step further by looking at how to extend management capabilities. Stay tuned for the upcoming session: Integrating Azure Virtual Desktop with Endpoint Manager, where you’ll learn how to enhance device management and policy enforcement for your AVD environment.