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The Definitive Guide to KQL: Using Kusto Query Language for operations, defending, and threat hunting
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The Definitive Guide to KQL: Using Kusto Query Language for operations, defending, and threat hunting

by Mark Morowczynski, Rod Trent, Matthew Zorich
June 2024
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
15h 11m
English
Microsoft Press
Content preview from The Definitive Guide to KQL: Using Kusto Query Language for operations, defending, and threat hunting

Foreword

Data is ubiquitous—generated by and flowing between applications, devices, users, and systems. It can provide valuable insights into the performance, behavior, and security of one’s environment. However, accessing, analyzing, and acting on this data can be challenging. How can you turn it into actionable intelligence that can help optimize operations, enhance security, and solve problems?

One solution is KQL—Kusto Query Language—a powerful and expressive language that enables the querying and manipulation of large volumes of data in Azure Data Explorer, Azure Monitor, Azure Sentinel, and other Microsoft data platforms. KQL can help perform complex queries, apply advanced functions, and leverage operators to transform data into meaningful ...

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