Microsoft Operations Management Suite Cookbook

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As shown in the preceding query syntax, a Log Analytics query is comprised of a filter, which can be a table or a search command, and a set of operators or commands that can further filter the initial result set and return very specific information from the data in tables in your Log Analytics workspace, or across workspaces. The structure of the query language is such that you can start with simple basic queries and progress to use more advanced functions and capabilities as your search requirements increase in complexity. As shown previously, after you return the initial result set by referencing data in a table, you can perform incredibly advanced functions by chaining multiple operators together in order to further filter ...