Azure Open AI Monitoring is a powerful tool for gaining valuable insights into your AI models and ensuring their security. With Azure Open AI Monitoring, you can track the performance of your models in real-time, identifying areas where they may need improvement.
This allows you to fine-tune your models for better accuracy and reliability. By monitoring your AI models, you can also detect potential security threats and take action to prevent them.
Azure Open AI Monitoring provides a centralized platform for monitoring and managing your AI models, making it easier to scale and maintain your AI infrastructure. This is especially important as AI models become increasingly complex and widespread.
By leveraging Azure Open AI Monitoring, you can unlock the full potential of your AI models and drive business success.
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Getting Started
To get started with Azure Open AI monitoring, you'll need to download the workbook from the specified location. This will give you the necessary tools to begin monitoring your Azure Open AI resource.
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The first step is to import the workbook into your Azure Monitor workspace. You can find detailed steps on how to do this in our repository.
Enabling diagnostic settings for your Azure Open AI resource is an optional step, but it's recommended if you want to view additional dimensions and logs in the workbook.
Here are the steps to get started in a concise list:
- Download the workbook from the specified location.
- Import the workbook into your Azure Monitor workspace.
- Enable diagnostic settings for your Azure Open AI resource (optional).
- Explore the workbook.
Azure Open AI Monitoring Basics
Azure Open AI Monitoring Basics is a crucial aspect of ensuring your AI models are running smoothly. Azure monitoring has evolved.
Old methods of monitoring AI models fall short because they lack the intelligence to detect complex issues. This is why we need smarter monitoring solutions.
Smarter monitoring solutions can detect anomalies and alert you to potential problems before they become major issues. This can save you a lot of time and resources in the long run.
Azure Open AI Monitoring Basics includes features like anomaly detection and alerting. These features are designed to help you identify and fix problems quickly.
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Setting Up and Configuring
To set up and configure Azure Open AI monitoring, you need to configure diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor. This will allow you to export metrics and analyze logs with Log Analytics queries.
You can work with metrics and log data for your Azure Open AI resource in your Log Analytics workspace after configuring diagnostic settings. This is a crucial step in monitoring your Azure Open AI resource.
Setting up alerts is also essential, as every organization's alerting needs vary and can change over time. You should make sure all alerts are actionable and have a specific intended response if the alert occurs.
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Why? Activating Services
Activating Azure OpenAI Monitoring is crucial for fair resource distribution, as it allows ISV operators to track and control the usage of Azure AI services across tenants. This ensures that resources are allocated fairly and prevents monopolization.
Resource allocation is vital for fair distribution, and Azure OpenAI Monitoring helps achieve this by tracking service consumption across tenants. This is essential for maintaining a healthy and balanced resource environment.
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For ISVs, accurate billing is a top priority, and Azure OpenAI Monitoring provides the necessary tools to keep track of each tenant's service consumption. This ensures that billing is accurate and efficient.
ISVs must also consider their monetization strategy, and Azure OpenAI Monitoring helps by providing detailed metrics and documentation on AOAI usage. This enables ISVs to effectively recover operational costs and maintain profitability.
To prevent resource monopolization, setting limits on service access for each tenant is essential. Azure OpenAI Monitoring allows ISVs to do this, ensuring that resources are available for all tenants.
Data segregation is also critical, and Azure OpenAI Monitoring ensures that data is strictly segregated between tenants. This maintains privacy and prevents data leakage.
Here are the key benefits of Azure OpenAI Monitoring:
- Resource Allocation: Fair distribution of resources across tenants
- Billing Accuracy: Accurate tracking of service consumption
- Monetization Strategy: Effective recovery of operational costs
- Usage Limits: Prevention of resource monopolization
- Data Segregation: Strict separation of data between tenants
- Metrics and Documentation: Detailed access to AOAI metrics and documentation
Configure Diagnostic Settings
To configure diagnostic settings, you need to enable Azure Monitor for your Azure OpenAI resource and Log Analytics workspace. This will allow you to collect and analyze metrics and log data for your Azure OpenAI resource.
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To do this, navigate to your Azure OpenAI resource and click on the "Diagnostic settings" option. Here, you can select which categories of logs to collect, such as platform metrics, resource logs, and activity logs.
Azure OpenAI collects the same kinds of monitoring data as other Azure resources, including platform metrics, activity logs, resource logs, and virtual machine logs.
You can configure Azure Monitor to generate data in these categories, and then route the data to other locations by using a diagnostic setting. This can be done using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or PowerShell.
To create a diagnostic setting, you'll need to specify which categories of logs to collect and where to send the data. You can also choose to collect metrics and logs for all Azure resources, not just Azure OpenAI.
Here are the steps to create a diagnostic setting:
Keep in mind that using diagnostic settings and sending data to Azure Monitor Logs has costs associated with it, so be sure to review the pricing information before configuring your diagnostic settings.
Location of Processing for Global and Data Zone Deployments
When setting up your Azure OpenAI Service, it's essential to understand where your data will be processed. For Global deployments, prompts and responses can be processed in any geography where the relevant Azure OpenAI model is deployed.
The location of processing for Global deployments can vary depending on the region availability of models. If you're using a DataZone deployment, prompts and responses will be processed in any geography within the specified data zone, as defined by Microsoft.
For example, if you create a DataZone deployment in the United States, your data will be processed anywhere within the country. Similarly, if you create a DataZone deployment in a European Union Member Nation, your data will be processed in that or any other European Union Member Nation.
Regardless of the deployment type, any data stored at rest, such as uploaded data, is stored in the customer-designated geography. This means you have control over where your data is stored, even if the location of processing is affected.
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Data Management
Data Management is a crucial aspect of Azure Open AI Monitoring, as it enables you to collect and store data from various sources, including Azure services and external applications.
With Azure Monitor, you can collect data from a wide range of sources, including Azure resources, on-premises servers, and SaaS applications.
Data is stored in a centralized repository, making it easily accessible for analysis and visualization.
This centralized repository is Azure Monitor's workspace, which can store up to 30 days of data by default.
Azure Monitor's workspace can be scaled up to store more data, and data can also be exported to other storage solutions for long-term retention.
Azure Monitor also provides a data ingestion framework, which allows you to ingest data from external sources using a variety of protocols, including Azure Event Hubs and Apache Kafka.
By leveraging Azure Monitor's data ingestion framework, you can bring data from various sources into your workspace for analysis and visualization.
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Alerts
Azure OpenAI monitoring allows you to set alerts for any metric, log entry, or activity log entry listed in the Azure OpenAI monitoring data reference.
Alerts in Azure OpenAI monitoring are similar to those in other Azure services, proactively notifying you when specific conditions are found in your monitoring data.
You can create different types of alerts depending on the services you're monitoring and the monitoring data you're collecting. There are three main types of alerts: metric alerts, log alerts, and activity log alerts.
Metric alerts evaluate resource metrics at regular intervals, while log alerts allow users to use a Log Analytics query to evaluate resource logs at a predefined frequency. Activity log alerts trigger when a new activity log event occurs that matches defined conditions.
Some Azure services also support smart detection alerts, Prometheus alerts, or recommended alert rules. You can also monitor at scale by applying the same metric alert rule to multiple resources of the same type that exist in the same Azure region.
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To set up alerts, consider whether they should be actionable and have a specific intended response if the alert occurs. If an alert doesn't require an immediate response, the condition can be captured in a report rather than an alert.
Here are some key benefits of using Azure OpenAI alerts:
- Proactive notification of specific conditions in monitoring data
- Customizable alert rules for different services and data types
- Ability to monitor at scale with single alert rules for multiple resources
- Support for various alert types, including metric, log, and activity log alerts
Insights and Analysis
Azure's AI tools are like digital detectives, spotting weird behavior and predicting problems before they blow up.
Azure Anomaly Detector uses machine learning to analyze data during continuous integration, making it easier to catch issues early on. It's like having a super-smart friend who can spot when something's off.
Microsoft's AiDice algorithm is even smarter, able to look at tons of data all at once and catch complex issues like a sneaky memory leak in virtual machines early on.
Insights Overview
The Insights Overview is a crucial tool for understanding how your models are performing. It provides a quick glance at key metrics.
You can find the model name and deployment name here, which is essential for tracking specific models and their performance.
The API operation name is also displayed, giving you a clear idea of what's being executed.
The Average Duration is a critical metric, displayed in milliseconds, giving you an idea of how long each API operation is taking.
To get a more aggregative view, you can refer to Figure 5, which breaks down the Insights Overview into Request/Response and Average Duration.
Here's a summary of the key metrics you can find in the Insights Overview:
- Model name
- Model Deployment name
- API operation name
- Average Duration (in milliseconds)
For a more detailed view, you can check the Request/Response, which includes the Model name, Model deployment name, and Operation name.
The Average Duration is also displayed, giving you a quick idea of how long each API operation is taking.
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Identifying Unusual Patterns and Predicting Issues
Azure's AI tools are like digital detectives, spotting weird behavior and predicting problems before they blow up. They can analyze data during continuous integration, making them super-smart friends who can catch issues early on.
Azure Anomaly Detector uses machine learning to analyze data, which can be a lifesaver in identifying problems before they become major issues. It's like having a personal assistant who can keep an eye on things and alert you when something's off.
Azure's AI tools can look at tons of data all at once, making it easier to catch complex issues. This is especially useful for catching sneaky memory leaks in virtual machines early on.
In one case, Microsoft's AiDice algorithm caught a memory leak in virtual machines early on, preventing potential problems down the line. This is just one example of how Azure's AI tools can be a game-changer for identifying unusual patterns and predicting issues.
Improving Efficiency and Security
Azure Advisor uses AI to suggest ways to improve your Azure setup, making your systems run better.
Having a super-smart IT consultant on call 24/7 can be a huge time-saver, and Azure Advisor provides that kind of expertise.
Azure Machine Learning can create models that look at past deployment data to guess what might go wrong in the future, giving you a crystal ball for your IT systems.
AI is a security powerhouse that can spot threats in real-time and check if rules are being followed without someone staring at screens all day.
Azure Logic Apps can use these AI insights to take action automatically, rolling back a deployment if a security risk is detected, just like having a digital bouncer for your system.
Implementing metering in your application and building a kernel to start monitoring can help you stay on top of your system's performance and security.
Tools and Features
Azure Open AI Monitoring has a variety of tools and features that can help you monitor and analyze your Azure services.
Azure Monitor supports basic tools such as Metrics Explorer, Log Analytics, and the activity log, which can be used to view and analyze metrics and log data. You can also use dashboards, workbooks, Grafana, and Power BI for more complex visualization.
To get started with Azure Monitor, you can use the REST API for metrics and logs, or use the workspace data export. Alternatively, you can reuse existing Azure tools like Azure Monitor, Azure Metrics, and diagnostic logs to gain a comprehensive view of service utilization and performance metrics.
Here are some of the key tools and features available:
- Metrics Explorer: a tool in the Azure portal that allows you to view and analyze metrics for Azure resources.
- Log Analytics: a tool in the Azure portal that allows you to query and analyze log data by using the Kusto query language (KQL).
- Dashboards: a feature in the Azure portal that lets you combine different kinds of data into a single pane.
- Grafana: an open platform tool that excels in operational dashboards.
- Power BI: a business analytics service that provides interactive visualizations across various data sources.
- Azure Monitor Application Insights: a tool that watches web app performance and uses AI to spot and fix issues.
Reuse Existing Tools
Reuse Existing Tools can save you a lot of time and money. By leveraging existing Azure tools for monitoring and diagnostics, you can gain a comprehensive view of service utilization, performance metrics, and operational health.
Azure Monitor, Azure Metrics, and diagnostic logs are all great tools to reuse. They provide detailed insights into the usage of Azure OpenAI services, so you don't have to spend time and resources developing custom solutions.
Azure Monitor and workbooks are pre-backed into the Azure portal, which means you can get started quickly and cost-effectively. This approach can save you a significant amount of time and effort.
Here are some key features of the tools you can reuse:
By reusing these tools, you can focus on more important tasks and let Azure do the heavy lifting.
Tools
Azure Monitor offers a range of tools to help you collect and analyze data from your Azure resources. You can use the Metrics explorer to view and analyze metrics, or Log Analytics to query and analyze log data.
The activity log is another tool available in Azure Monitor, but it's mostly used for viewing and basic searches. For more in-depth analysis, you'll need to route the data to Azure Monitor logs and run complex queries in Log Analytics.
Azure Monitor also supports more complex visualization tools, including dashboards that let you combine different kinds of data into a single pane in the Azure portal. Workbooks are another option, allowing you to create customizable reports that include text, metrics, and log queries.
If you need to get data out of Azure Monitor, you can use the REST API for metrics, logs, or workspace data export. This can be useful for integrating Azure Monitor with other tools and services.
Azure Monitor's reuse strategy focuses on leveraging existing Azure tools for monitoring and diagnostics, such as Azure Monitor, Azure Metrics, and diagnostic logs. This can save time and resources, and provide a comprehensive view of service utilization, performance metrics, and operational health.
Here are some of the tools available in Azure Monitor:
- Metrics explorer
- Log Analytics
- Activity log
- Dashboards
- Workbooks
- Grafana
- Power BI
Azure Monitor also integrates with other AI-powered tools, such as Azure Metrics Advisor, which uses machine learning to check key IT services and find problems early. Dynamic Thresholds is another feature that uses machine learning to set alert thresholds based on past data, and adjusts for daily or weekly patterns automatically.
Troubleshooting and Support
Having too much data can be overwhelming, but focusing on key issues first can help you prioritize and make sense of it all.
To avoid integration hiccups, it's essential to check system compatibility before setting up Azure Open AI Monitoring.
If you're getting too many alerts, try using Azure Monitor's Dynamic Thresholds to set more accurate alerting rules.
Here's a quick reference guide to common problems and their fixes:
Old Methods Issues
Manual monitoring is a thing of the past. IT teams wasted hours watching dashboards and logs, making it a slow and inefficient process.
Slow problem detection often led to delayed responses, which can have serious consequences for a business. Important alerts got lost in the data flood, making it difficult to identify and address issues.
Manual checks couldn't spot complex patterns or predict issues, leaving teams scrambling to respond to unexpected problems. This approach is not only time-consuming but also prone to human error.
Here are some of the major flaws with manual monitoring:
- IT teams wasted hours watching dashboards and logs
- Slow problem detection often led to delayed responses
- Important alerts got lost in the data flood
- Manual checks couldn't spot complex patterns or predict issues
As Joe Vadakkan from Optiv Security points out, over-stretched IT teams are struggling to monitor, manage, and secure dynamic hybrid- and multi-cloud environments from ever-evolving threats, vulnerabilities, and compliance violations, leading to increased enterprise risk.
Automatically Finding Problem Causes
Azure Monitor uses AI to connect the dots between different alerts, making it easier to identify the root cause of issues. This digital Sherlock Holmes on your team can help you solve problems faster.
The "Intelligent view" in Azure's application map is a powerful tool that uses machine learning to cut through the noise and point you straight to the likely culprit. You can tweak its sensitivity to fit your needs.
With Azure Monitor's Dynamic Thresholds, you can avoid being overwhelmed by too many alerts. This feature helps you stay focused on the issues that really matter.
In some cases, AI can even catch complex issues before they become major problems. For example, Microsoft's AiDice algorithm caught a sneaky memory leak in virtual machines early on.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to track Azure OpenAI usage?
To track Azure OpenAI usage, sign in to the Azure portal and navigate to the overview pane of your Azure OpenAI resource. From there, access the monitoring dashboards grouped into categories like HTTP Requests and Tokens-Based Usage.
How does OpenAI monitor for abuse?
Azure OpenAI Service uses algorithms and heuristics to detect potential abuse by analyzing customer usage patterns, including the frequency and severity of harmful content in prompts and completions. This proactive approach helps prevent and mitigate abuse, ensuring a safe and responsible AI experience.
Sources
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/how-to/monitor-openai
- https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/observability/current/monitor-azure-openai.html
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/fasttrackforazureblog/azure-openai-insights-monitoring-ai-with-confidence/4026850
- https://eyer.ai/blog/5-transforming-azure-monitoring-the-role-of-ai-in-automation/
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/cognitive-services/openai/data-privacy
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