Category: KQL
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Log Analytics for Application Usage Monitoring Part 1.5: Importing the Workbook
Introduction: With your data now ingesting into Log Analytics, granted the collectors not yet deployed, we are ready to begin setting up our workbooks to further confirm data is coming in properly. Note: It would be a good idea to have at least a few devices manually ingest some data before starting this process. In this…
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Log Analytics for Windows Application Usage Monitoring Part 1.0: Overview
Introduction: For those of you familiar with my work on Log Analytics, you know that I have at several times throughout several articles touted the ability for PowerShell to pull Windows Events, including those from the Security log which the now old Log Analytics agent could not do. And, unfortunately, the new AMA has other faults which…
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Log Analytics for Windows Endpoint System Usage & Authentication Monitoring Part 1.5: Importing the Workbook
Introduction: With your data now ingesting into Log Analytics, granted the collectors not yet deployed, we are ready to begin setting up our workbooks to further confirm data is coming in properly. Note: It would be a good idea to have at least a few devices manually ingest some data before starting this process. In this…
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Log Analytics for Windows Endpoint System Usage & Authentication Monitoring Part 1.0: Overview
Introduction: For those of you familiar with my work on Log Analytics, you know that I have at several times throughout several articles touted the ability for PowerShell to pull Windows Events, including those from the Security log which the now old Log Analytics agent could not do. And, unfortunately, the new AMA has other…
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PowerShell DCR Log Analytics for Windows Endpoints Part 1.8: Application Inventory Workbook
Introduction: With your data now ingesting into Log Analytics, granted the collectors not yet deployed, we are ready to begin setting up our workbooks to further confirm data is coming in properly. Now done with deploying your Admin Inventory and Device Inventory workbook, let’s knock out the final one – Application Inventory. Note: It would be a good…
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PowerShell DCR Log Analytics for Windows Endpoints Part 1.7: Device Inventory Workbook
Introduction: With your data now ingesting into Log Analytics, granted the collectors not yet deployed, we are ready to begin setting up our workbooks to further confirm data is coming in properly. Now done with deploying your Admin Inventory workbook, let’s go ahead and do a big one – Device Inventory. Note: It would be a…
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PowerShell DCR Log Analytics for Windows Endpoints Part 1.6: Admin Inventory Workbook
Introduction: With your data now ingesting into Log Analytics, granted the collectors not yet deployed, we are ready to begin setting up our workbooks to further confirm data is coming in properly. I feel like starting with Admin Inventory for some reason, so let’s go ahead and get this one knocked out. Note: It would…
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PowerShell DCR Log Analytics for Windows Endpoints Part 1.0: Device Inventory Overview
Introduction: This is the start of something big. Those familiar with my work on Log Analytics probably have realized I seem to know a lot but haven’t put out a ton of useable items yet. Those familiar with the work my work is based on, that being Jan Ketil Skanke of MSEndpointMGR team and his…
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PowerShell DCR Log Analytics for Windows 365 Monitoring Part 2.3: Workbook, Collector Deployment
This will be the last part of this guide. Here we will be deploying and modifying the workbook to match your environment as well as going over the deployment of the collectors and some of the options within them to configure how they function. Note: If you followed the V1 version of this series, you…
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PowerShell DCR Log Analytics: Part 2.12 – Ongoing Cost Monitoring and Predictions
While I did do a section on cost mainly from an initial prediction standpoint, this section will cover how you can monitor cost going forward once things are setup. I can also guide you in cost prediction to scale the solution up. Unfortunately, this process is a little tricky and I almost considered not writing…
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