Polaris Solutions ALM Practice Mgr since Jan ‘12

Been in the software industry since 1999

Runs the Chicago ALM User Group

ALM MVP, PSM, PSD

Has a *possibly* unhealthy love of Halloween

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Challenges in Modern Apps

Is my app available?

Is my app performing?

Is my app achieving its business goals?

Did I even build the right things?!?

9 out of 10 times, you are flying blind

Web service or web application: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn481100.aspx

Web pages that use JavaScript: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn481098.aspx

Windows Phone 8 app: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn481093.aspx

Windows Store app: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn509554.aspx

Availability

Performance

Usage

Exceptions

Easy setup

Dynamic Reports

User configurable Email Alerts

Easy to customize Dashboards

1. Telemetry is collected at each

component: usage, performance,

exception, crash, event, synthetic

transactions, logs, developer-

supplied event data

2. Telemetry arrives to

Application Insights service

where it is processed

3. A 360 degree view of the

application – keep it available,

performing and succeeding.

Application

Insights

service

platform

infrastructure

app

1

3

4

5

6

Outside-in monitoring

Developer-emitted traces

Observed application behavior

Infrastructure performance

“Meta-telemetry”

URL pings and web tests from 16 global pointsof presence.

Whatever the developer would like to sendto Application Insights.

No coding required – service dependencies,queries, response time, exceptions, logs, etc.

System performance counters.

Source code, builds, deployments, configurationchanges.

2 Observed user behaviorHow is the application being used?

What you need What to do What you get

Get perf and usage analytics for my

ASP.NET app

Add Application Insights to your web project Performance metrics: load counts,

response times, ...

Send events and metric from your server

code

Custom business analytics

Send trace and exception telemetry from your

server, or capture 3rd party log data.

Server app diagnostics. Search and filter

log data.

Get usage analytics for my web

pages (on any platform)

Insert the AI script in your web pages Usage analytics: page views, returning

users, session counts

Write event and metric calls in your web page

scripts

Custom user experience analytics

Write trace and diagnostic calls in your web

page scripts

Search and filter log data.

Diagnose issues in an ASP.NET app

already running on my web server

Install Status Monitor on your web server Dependency call durations and counts;

CPU, mem and network counters; load

counts, response times

Monitor the availability of any web

pages

Set up web tests on Application Insights Availability monitor and alerts

Get perf and usage analytics for

Windows Phone, Windows Store

apps, or Java websites

For now, use the older VSO version of

Application Insights

Usage and performance analytics. We're

gradually building up features in the Azure

version.

What you need What to do What you get

Get perf and usage analytics for my

ASP.NET app

Add Application Insights to your web project Performance metrics: load counts,

response times, ...

Send events and metric from your server

code

Custom business analytics

Send trace and exception telemetry from your

server, or capture 3rd party log data.

Server app diagnostics. Search and filter

log data.

Get usage analytics for my web

pages (on any platform)

Insert the AI script in your web pages Usage analytics: page views, returning

users, session counts

Write event and metric calls in your web page

scripts

Custom user experience analytics

Write trace and diagnostic calls in your web

page scripts

Search and filter log data.

Diagnose issues in an ASP.NET app

already running on my web server

Install Status Monitor on your web server Dependency call durations and counts;

CPU, mem and network counters; load

counts, response times

Monitor the availability of any web

pages

Set up web tests on Application Insights Availability monitor and alerts

Get perf and usage analytics for

Windows Phone, Windows Store

apps, or Java websites

For now, use the older VSO version of

Application Insights

Usage and performance analytics. We're

gradually building up features in the Azure

version.

Add App Insights to your existing project

- Or -

Configure new projects with App Insights

Then configure and run!

Availability

Server Requests

Server Response Time

Browser

Operating System

Page Stats

Client Requests

Client Response Times

I like the old VSO portal, can I continue using it?

Yup, just do NOT upgrade the App Insight tooling installed in Visual Studio. Keep in mind this

portal is being phased out, so have a plan to migrate! If you started out on the Azure portal

and want to go BACK to VSO, go to Visual Studio Tools > Extensions and Updates, and

install Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio, version 1.*.

Do I need to use Visual Studio Online for my source code and build, in order to get

Application Insights?

No. Application Insights is a separate service, and you can use any source code system.

Do I need to develop my application with Visual Studio to get Application Insights?

No, but it certainly makes things easier. Without using Visual Studio, you can create tests,

monitor performance, and track usage, but you may have to add the NuGet packages.

Is it REALLY free?

For now yes, that may change once the Preview period is over.

Also, to run web tests on the Azure Portal, you cannot be running the free azure website, you

must upgrade to a Basic or Standard image which is MORE than covered by your MSDN

benefits.

Can I use both versions of Application Insights side by side for the same project?

Web: Yes, but you need to insert TWO sets of scripts into the web pages to see usage

analytics on both services.

Server: Nope, sorry The installed SDK determines the targeted portal.

Availability: Yes, but you have to set up web tests separately in each portal.

VSOnlinehttps://YourInstanceName.visualstudio.com/

Requires older AI tooling (AI 1.3)

Requires a VSOnline account

More fully functional

Could go away at any time!

Azure Portal https://portal.azure.com/

Requires VS 2013.3+ and AI 2.0+ tooling

Requires an Azure subscription (free with MSDN)

Shinier

Not fully functioning yet

Demo

Getting started with Azure and ASP.NET http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/web-sites-dotnet-get-started/

- OR –

How to: Migrate and Publish a Web Application to an Azure Cloud Service from Visual Studio: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/hh420322.aspx

- THEN -

AI Tools for VS: https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/82367b81-3f97-4de1-bbf1-eaf52ddc635a

App Insights on MSDN Start Here! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-

us/library/dn481095.aspx

Walkthrough of Adding Application Insights to your Application:

http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/get-started/get-usage-data-vs.aspx

Track Custom Usage Events and Metrics: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-

us/documentation/articles/app-insights-web-track-usage-custom-events-

metrics/

Thank you!