Proactive system monitoring with Azure & Co: avoid outages, increase security, reduce costs

Unnoticed failures and certificate errors lead to costs and risks. With a monitoring solution provided in Azure, jovoco enables early detection, automatic notification and continuous system availability.

Customer

Customer benefits

Round-the-clock monitoring of business-critical systems
Lightweight & federal governance: close to the departments, central overview
Cost-effective in-house solution without external dependencies
Transparency and clear real-time information for IT management and executive management

Technology stack

Microsoft Azure App Service Plan (Linux)
Azure Container Web App
Azure Files (persistent storage)
Docker Container (Uptime Kuma)
Microsoft Teams & E-Mail
Prometheus & Grafana integration
DNS with reverse proxy (nginx)

"With jovoco's solution, we finally have full control over our systems. Failures are detected before they become a problem."

IT management

Challenges of the customer

Before the project began, there was no continuous monitoring of the systems. Errors such as expired SSL certificates, database failures or slow server responses were only noticed when users reported problems. This resulted in downtime, support costs and an increased risk of reputational damage.

The added value provided by jovoco was to create a self-hosted, GDPR-compliant solution that does not require any license costs and can be flexibly adapted to the existing IT environment. The system was designed to be expandable at any time and integrate notifications directly into the IT management’s usual communication channels.

The aim was to create a solution that could be controlled centrally by the IT management, as well as offering direct transparency to the individual specialist and business areas. This was intended to support a federated governance structure: Each unit can monitor its systems close to the business, while the IT management retains an overall view.

Our approach

At the beginning, the objective was defined together with the IT management: to build a flexible, cost-efficient and lightweight monitoring solution that reliably detects failures, automates notifications and can be expanded at any time.

Selection of the monitoring solution

After comparing alternatives, Uptime Kuma was chosen. The solution meets the requirements for self-hosting, cost control and flexible notifications without external dependencies.

Deployment in Azure Container Web App

The monitoring instance was rolled out as a Docker container in an Azure App Service Plan environment. Azure took care of scaling, HTTPS handling and network connectivity, while Azure Files ensured persistence. The architecture is deliberately designed to be flexible and can also be operated in on-premises or other cloud environments (e.g. AWS or GCP).

Setting up the tests

Websites, APIs, databases and certificates were defined as monitoring targets. Interval times, latency thresholds and retries were configured for each target in order to obtain consistent and meaningful status data.

Integration of notification channels

Notifications were integrated into Microsoft Teams and by email. In addition, webhooks were set up to integrate the monitoring into existing incident management processes and trigger escalations automatically.

Setting up dashboards & status pages

Central dashboards were created for IT management and administrators, which display availability and latencies historically and in real time. Using an optional reverse proxy configuration, status pages could also be provided under separate domains. For advanced scenarios, the solution can optionally be combined with Prometheus & Grafana to provide more in-depth analyses and individual dashboards.

Results for the customer

unnoticed downtime since introduction

0 Hours

Monitoring costs

< 0 € / month

Further results:

Greater IT security: timely warnings in the event of certificate and system problems
More transparency: central dashboard for IT management and specialist departments
Increased productivity: stable systems, fewer interruptions in day-to-day business
Relief for IT management: automated notifications, fewer ad-hoc error analyses
Strategic added value for GF: avoidance of reputational damage, planning security through clear reports

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