Azure Monitoring, Backup, and Recovery Fundamentals

Keeping cloud infrastructure reliable and secure requires a proactive approach to system health and data protection. This course guides you through the foundational concepts of cloud observability, backup strategies, and disaster recovery. You will transition from understanding basic logging to configuring automated alerts and implementing site recovery plans, ensuring high availability for your cloud resources. What you'll learn: - Understand core cloud observability concepts, including metrics, logs, and system traces. - Configure Azure Monitor and Log Analytics workspaces to track resource performance. - Implement Azure Backup to protect virtual machines, databases, and file shares. - Set up Azure Site Recovery to coordinate replication and disaster recovery workflows. - Apply modern observability practices, including setting up automated alerts and action groups. - Design secure backup policies aligned with modern zero-trust security principles. The course begins with essential terminology and foundational cloud monitoring concepts before guiding you through step-by-step written explanations for configuring backups, analyzing logs, and managing recovery scenarios. Designed for beginner cloud administrators and IT professionals looking to build a solid foundation in resource management, this course requires no prior cloud administration experience. Start reading today to master the essentials of Azure monitoring and business continuity.