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Application Insights for .NET Articles, Tutorials & News

Application Insights for .NET articles, tutorials, and news from the DotNetNews archive.

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This DotNetNews topic collects Application Insights .NET material from the daily archive. Application Insights for .NET is a recurring focus for C# and .NET developers working in the Microsoft ecosystem. The page is for people who already ship C# and need a faster way to find relevant posts.

Expect publisher tutorials, release notes, architecture write-ups, and field notes linked from DotNetNews issues. Start here is a short editorial shortlist for Application Insights for .NET; the archive list is chronological and larger. Nothing here claims every article was production-tested by the editors.

Recurring subtopics in recent issues include Application Insights .NET, App Insights ASP.NET Core, Azure Monitor .NET, and telemetry Application Insights. Secondary angles such as Application Insights .NET and App Insights ASP.NET Core appear when the archive actually covered them. Related hubs such as OpenTelemetry for .NET and Serilog for ASP.NET Core cover adjacent problems.

Each card points at the original publisher URL and the DotNetNews issue that carried it, so you can read the article in context or jump straight to the source.

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Editor picks for Application Insights

  1. ASP.NET Core Monitoring & Logging Mastery | Proactive Application Insights (Part-34 of 40)

    c-sharpcorner.com Issue #319

    A solid observability primer that ties together logging, health checks, and App Insights before production pain does.

    Read article Issue #319

  2. Observability in Azure Functions: Enabling Application Insights and Custom Logging for Real-Time Fraud Detection

    c-sharpcorner.com Issue #316

    Master observability in Azure Functions for real-time fraud detection!

    Read article Issue #316

  3. Application Insights Code Optimizations for .NET Apps

    devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #289

    A useful look at Application Insights optimizations and Copilot suggestions for finding bottlenecks faster.

    Read article Issue #289

  4. AZURE APPLICATION INSIGHTS IN ASP.NET CORE

    medium.com Issue #267

    Application Insights in ASP.NET Core is a practical observability stop for teams that need better production visibility.

    Read article Issue #267

  5. How to log to Azure Application Insights using ILogger in ASP.NET Core

    code4it.dev Issue #163

    Application Insights via ILogger is a good observability pattern for ASP.NET Core apps.

    Read article Issue #163

  6. Not Every App Needs Datadog. Mine Needed 120 Lines of C#.

    levelup.gitconnected.com Issue #474

    120 lines of C# replaced a Datadog bill. sometimes custom observability wins.

    Read article Issue #474

  7. Auditing Changes in EF Core: Track Who Updated What and When

    medium.com Issue #309

    A step-by-step guide to logging who updated what and when in your .NET applications.

    Read article Issue #309

  8. Integrating Sentry in .NET MAUI with Local File Logging

    msicc.net Issue #196

    MAUI plus Sentry and local file logging is a solid reminder that diagnostics should survive offline and failure cases.

    Read article Issue #196

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