AZ-900 Lesson 15 – Monitoring & Management

AZ-900 Lesson 15 – Monitoring & Management: Azure Portal, CLI, Monitor, Advisor

In this lesson of the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals series, we complete the Management, Governance & Security playlist by focusing on monitoring and management tools in Azure.

We cover four key components you must know for the exam:
Azure Portal
Azure CLI (and Cloud Shell)
Azure Monitor
Azure Advisor

In this video, you will learn:
What the Azure Portal is and when to use it as a graphical, browser-based management tool
What the Azure CLI is and how it enables scriptable, repeatable, automated operations (including through Cloud Shell)
How Azure Monitor collects metrics, logs, and activity data, and how alerts help you react to issues
What Azure Advisor is and which recommendation categories it focuses on (cost, security, reliability, and operational excellence)

We also walk through a practical scenario where a team:
Uses the Portal for initial deployments and configuration
Uses the CLI in CI/CD pipelines for consistent rollouts
Uses Azure Monitor to collect telemetry and trigger alerts based on metrics and logs
Reviews Azure Advisor recommendations regularly to optimize cost and reliability

And we connect everything to AZ-900 exam-style thinking:
“Manage resources via browser with a graphical interface” → Azure Portal
“Automate management using a command-line tool across platforms” → Azure CLI
“Collect metrics/logs and create alerts for resource health and performance” → Azure Monitor
“Get best-practice recommendations on cost, security, and reliability” → Azure Advisor

This lesson is:
Exam-oriented, aligned with the AZ-900 objectives around monitoring and management tools
Beginner-friendly, using clear language and simple examples
Practical, showing how these tools work together in real Azure environments

🔹 After watching this video, you will be able to:
Distinguish when to use Portal vs CLI for managing resources
Explain how Azure Monitor uses metrics, logs, and alerts
Describe Azure Advisor and its main recommendation categories
Map common monitoring and management requirements to the right Azure tool in AZ-900 questions

👉 This video is part of a complete AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals playlist, designed to help you pass the certification with confidence using pragmatic, no-fluff lessons.

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