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

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.