Azure Dashboard: A Comprehensive Overview

The Azure Dashboard is a powerful tool that helps you manage and monitor your Azure resources from a single location. It provides a unified view of your resources, making it easier to identify and troubleshoot issues.

With Azure Dashboard, you can create custom dashboards to suit your needs, allowing you to focus on the metrics that matter most to your business. This means you can tailor your dashboard to display the information you need, when you need it.

By leveraging Azure Dashboard's features, you can streamline your workflow and improve your productivity. For example, you can set up alerts and notifications to notify you of potential issues, ensuring you stay on top of your resources.

Azure Dashboard also integrates with other Azure services, such as Azure Monitor and Azure Advisor, to provide a more comprehensive view of your resources. This integration enables you to get a deeper understanding of your resources' performance and usage.

Customizing tiles is a breeze with the Azure Dashboard. You can change the size of a tile or rearrange the tiles on your dashboard by selecting Edit from the page header and then choosing a new size or dragging the tile to the desired location.

To resize a tile, select the context menu in the upper right corner and choose a tile size, or use the handle in the lower right corner to drag the tile to the desired size. Some tiles also include a "handle" that lets you drag the tile to the size you want.

You can also copy a tile to a new dashboard by selecting the context menu in the upper right corner and then selecting Copy. This allows you to reuse a tile on a different dashboard.

Here are the ways to customize tile settings:

By customizing your tiles, you can create a personalized dashboard that meets your needs and makes it easier to manage your Azure resources.

You can create a new dashboard based on an existing one, which is super useful for reusing tiles and layouts. This process is called "Create a dashboard based on an existing dashboard".

To start, navigate to the dashboard you want to copy from by selecting Dashboard from the Azure menu, or by expanding Dashboards in the new Dashboard hub. You can find your dashboard in either Private dashboards or Shared dashboards.

To copy a tile to a new dashboard, select the context menu in the upper right corner and then select Copy. This will give you the option to create a copy of the tile within the same dashboard, or to copy it to a different private or shared dashboard.

The Azure Dashboard feature is especially valuable when managing multiple services in the Azure portal, as it simplifies access, organisation, and visualisation of these services.

Customizing tiles is a great way to make your dashboard truly yours. You can resize or rearrange tiles to fit your needs.

To change the size of a tile, or to rearrange the tiles on a dashboard, select Edit from the page header. Then, select the context menu in the upper right corner of a tile and choose a tile size. Tiles that support any size also include a "handle" in the lower right corner that lets you drag the tile to the size you want.

Some tiles might require more configuration to show the information you want. For example, the Metrics chart tile has to be set up to display a metric from Azure Monitor. You can also customize tile data to override the dashboard's default time settings and filters, or to change the title and subtitle of a tile.

To modify tile settings, select Configure tile settings from the tile's context menu. This will allow you to change the desired filters for that tile. For example, some tiles provide an option to override the dashboard time settings at the tile level, allowing you to select a different time span to refresh data.

Here are some common tile settings you can customize:

The Markdown tile lets you display custom, static content on your dashboard. This can be any information you provide, such as basic instructions, an image, a set of hyperlinks, or even contact information.

Managing tiles is a crucial part of creating an effective Azure dashboard. You can resize or rearrange tiles by selecting Edit from the page header, then choosing a tile size or dragging the tile to a new location on the grid.

To copy a tile to a new dashboard, select the context menu in the upper right corner and then select Copy. You can then choose to copy the tile to a different private or shared dashboard, or create a new dashboard that includes a copy of the tile.

Some tiles might require more configuration to show the information you want, such as the Metrics chart tile which has to be set up to display a metric from Azure Monitor. You can customize tile data to override the dashboard's default time settings and filters, or change the title and subtitle of a tile.

To override dashboard filters for specific tiles, select Configure tile settings from the tile's context menu, or select the filter icon. This allows you to change the desired filters for that tile, such as selecting a different time span to refresh data.

Here are the steps to create a new dashboard:

To resize or rearrange tiles on your dashboard, start by selecting Edit from the page header.

This will give you the freedom to customize your tiles as you see fit. To change the size of a tile, select the context menu in the upper right corner of a tile and choose a tile size. Tiles that support any size also include a "handle" in the lower right corner that lets you drag the tile to the desired size.

You can also rearrange the tiles on your dashboard by selecting a tile and dragging it to a new location on the grid. This is a great way to organize your dashboard and make it more efficient.

To save your changes, simply select Save when you're finished.

To copy a tile to a new location, you can drag it to a new spot on the grid. This is a great way to rearrange your dashboard to better suit your needs.

You can also copy a tile to a new dashboard by selecting the context menu in the upper right corner and then selecting Copy. From there, you can choose whether to copy the tile to a different private or shared dashboard, or create a copy of the tile within the dashboard you're already working in.

To copy a tile to a new dashboard, you'll need to select the tile you want to copy and then choose the option to copy it. You can then select where you want to copy the tile to.

Here are the steps to copy a tile to a new dashboard:

By following these steps, you can easily copy a tile to a new location or dashboard. This is a great way to reuse tiles and make your dashboards more efficient.

Azure Dashboards offer an array of functionalities that help you effectively monitor and manage your Azure resources and services.

Azure Dashboards provide a robust framework for monitoring and managing your Azure resources and services, making it easier to stay on top of your cloud infrastructure.

These include features such as customizable dashboards, which allow you to tailor your view of your Azure resources and services to suit your specific needs and preferences.

Cross-Resource Data Queries are a powerful feature of Azure Dashboards. They let you pull data from multiple resources and services and display it in a single, unified dashboard.

This holistic view can significantly enhance your understanding and management of your Azure ecosystem. It's like having a single dashboard that gives you a complete picture of your entire Azure setup.

Azure Dashboards support cross-resource queries, which means you can query data from multiple resources and services at once. This feature is especially useful when you need to monitor and manage complex Azure environments.

With cross-resource queries, you can get a deeper understanding of your Azure resources and services. This can help you identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement in your Azure setup.

The new Dashboard hub experience has some limitations you should be aware of.

Private dashboards aren't currently supported in Dashboard hub, so if you need one, create your dashboard from the Dashboard view in the Azure portal instead.

If your dashboard relies on tiles that aren't yet supported in the new experience, it's best to hold off on using the new experience for now.