Tip of the Day: Using Azure Automation State Tracking and Azure Monitor to Detect and Alert on File Changes

Today's tip...

Great demonstration on how to use Azure Automation State Tracking to detect when a file (Windows or Linux) has been changed and configuring Azure Monitor to take action (for example send email or text message).

References:

• Azure Monitor: Detecting and Alerting on File Changes - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ITOps-Talk-Blog/Azure-Monitor-Detecting-and-Alerting-on-File-Changes/ba-p/286327
• Azure Automation State Tracking - /en-us/azure/automation/automation-change-tracking?WT.mc_id=ITOpsTalk-blog-nepeters
• Azure Monitor overview - /en-us/azure/azure-monitor/overview?WT.mc_id=ITOpsTalk-blog-nepeters