# Azure platform monitoring

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[Microsoft Azure](https://docs-docusaurus.kinsta.page/integrations/azure/introduction-to-microsoft-azure/.md) platform monitoring focuses on capturing [platform logs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/platform-logs-overview) - **Microsoft Entra ID, Activity, and Resource logs** - from various components within your environment.

## Overview[​](#overview "Direct link to Overview")

Azure [platform logs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/platform-logs-overview), automatically generated, provide detailed diagnostic and auditing information for Azure resources and the Azure platform they depend on. They are divided as follows:

* **Microsoft Entra ID** **logs**, which capture activity at the authentication layer

* **Azure Activity logs**, which capture activity at the subscription layer

* **Resource logs**, which capture activity at the resource layer

## **Microsoft Entra ID** Logs[​](#microsoft-entra-id-logs "Direct link to microsoft-entra-id-logs")

**Microsoft Entra ID logs** (previously **Azure Active Directory logs**) capture all the actions performed against your Active Directory domain. This includes the history of sign-in activity and an audit trail of changes made in Azure AD for a particular tenant. This type of log is focused on the Authentication layer of Azure. Find out more [here](https://docs-docusaurus.kinsta.page/integrations/azure/microsoft-entra-id-logs/.md).

## Activity Logs[​](#activity-logs "Direct link to Activity Logs")

**Activity logs** provide insight into the operations performed *on* each Azure resource in the subscription from the outside, known as the management plane. This can include the creation or deletion of resources or updates to existing services. There's a single activity log for each Azure subscription. Find out more [here](https://docs-docusaurus.kinsta.page/integrations/azure/azure-activity-logs/.md).

## Resource Logs[​](#resource-logs "Direct link to Resource Logs")

**Resource logs** \[previously referred to as diagnostic logs] capture resource-specific audit information, providing insight into operations performed within an Azure resource. This is known as the data plane. Examples include a connection made to a PostgreSQL server or when a Blob is created, read, or deleted from a storage account. The contents of resource logs vary according to the Azure service and resource type. Find out more [here](https://docs-docusaurus.kinsta.page/integrations/azure/azure-resource-logs/.md).

## Additional Resources[​](#additional-resources "Direct link to Additional Resources")

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| Documentation | [Introduction to Microsoft Azure](https://docs-docusaurus.kinsta.page/integrations/azure/introduction-to-microsoft-azure/.md) |