Microsoft Events presenters Rahul Bagaria, Ritesh Kini, and Farzana Rahman deliver an advanced Ignite 2025 session on using Azure Monitor for AI-driven observability, cost optimization, and streamlined operations across cloud and hybrid environments.

Unlock Cloud-Scale Observability and Optimization with Azure

Speakers: Rahul Bagaria, Ritesh Kini, Farzana Rahman
Session: Microsoft Ignite 2025 – BRK149

Overview

This session dives deeply into Azure Monitor's capabilities for delivering end-to-end observability across both cloud and hybrid infrastructures. Key areas include proactive issue detection, reduced mean time to recovery, and unlocking operational optimizations using cutting-edge AI functionality.

Key Topics

1. AI-Driven Operations and Observability

• Leveraging Azure Monitor for real-time, comprehensive monitoring
• Detecting and addressing issues earlier using AI-enhanced tools
• Demo: Agentic AI troubleshooting within the Azure Portal

2. Copilot in Azure Agents

• Introduction of Copilot integration in Azure Monitor agents
• Extends visibility to cost and carbon efficiency metrics
• Helps identify optimization opportunities with actionable insights
• Validates recommendations and automates performance improvements

3. Advanced Visualization & Integration

• Using Azure Monitor with Grafana and Prompt QL for enhanced alerts and visualization
• AI-powered troubleshooting simplifies root cause and performance investigation

4. OpenTelemetry & Logging

• Announcement of OpenTelemetry as a first-class citizen in Azure Monitor
• Easier integration and data collection for distributed applications
• Multi-tier logging improves audit log management
• New simplified OpenTelemetry setup via AKS Application Monitoring

5. Optimization and Automation

• AI-guided agent identifies high-ROI cost savings and usability improvements
• Copilot functionality to auto-generate CLI scripts for optimization tasks, such as VM resizing to reduce costs and environmental impact

Session Chapters

• Opportunities in AI-driven operations (Intro)
• Live demonstration of agentic AI troubleshooting
• Using visualization tools: Grafana & Prompt QL
• AI-powered troubleshooting workflows
• OpenTelemetry integration and logging improvements
• Simplified AKS monitoring deployments
• Identifying and prioritizing optimization actions
• Automating cost savings and VM management with Copilot CLI generation

Resources

• Learn more about Microsoft Ignite sessions
• Session resources and follow-up material

Conclusion

This advanced session will help technical professionals deploy robust observability and optimization across their environments using the latest AI-powered Azure features. The combination of Azure Monitor, Copilot, and ecosystem integrations empowers teams to streamline monitoring, enhance performance, and cut operational costs efficiently.