Alerts in Azure Monitor can identify important information in your Log Analytics repository. They are created by alert rules that automatically run log searches at regular intervals, and if results of the log search match particular criteria, then an alert record is created and it can be configured to perform an automated response. The Log Analytics agent collects monitoring data from the guest operating system and workloads of virtual machines in Azure, other cloud providers, and on-premises. It collects data into a Log Analytics workspace. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/learn/tutorial-response https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/agents-overview