Search for **Azure Status** in any browser

Click on the first link with the domain address - [azure.status.microsoft](//aws.amazon.com/console)

**What is Azure status?**\
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Azure Status refers to the current operational status of Azure services and regions. It provides real-time updates on service health, incidents, and outages affecting Azure resources. Azure Status helps users stay informed about any disruptions or issues impacting their applications and workloads hosted on Azure, enabling them to take appropriate actions and mitigate potential impacts on their business operations.

**Azure status** page will open, here you can view all the status for the Azure services and its regions

To view the **Azure Service Health**, scroll the page and click on the **Go to Azure Service Health** button

**Note:** You will be redirected to the **Azure Portal**, and you need to be signed in to view the Azure Service Health dashboard.

**Service Health** wizard will open, here you can view the Azure Service Health and Service issues

**What is Service Health?**\
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Service Health in Azure refers to the real-time status and availability of Azure services and regions. It provides information on service interruptions, planned maintenance events, and other issues affecting the performance and availability of Azure resources.

To create a service health alert, click on the **Create service health alert** button on the top left side

**What is a Service Health alert?**\
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A Service Health alert in Azure is a notification triggered when there are changes to the status of Azure services or regions that impact the availability or performance of resources. These alerts can be configured to notify users or administrators when service interruptions, planned maintenance events, or other issues occur. 

Click on the **Resource health** from the left bar, here you can view all the Resource health

**What is Resource health?**\
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Resource Health in Azure refers to the real-time status and health of individual Azure resources. It provides insights into the current state of resources, including their availability, performance, and any ongoing issues or incidents affecting them. Resource Health helps users monitor the operational status of their specific resources, enabling them to quickly identify and troubleshoot any issues that may impact the functionality or performance of their applications and workloads.

Click on the **Health alerts** from the left bar, here you can view all the Health alerts

**What are Health alerts?**\
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Health alerts in Azure are notifications triggered based on the health status of resources or services. These alerts inform users when there are issues affecting the availability, performance, or functionality of their Azure resources.

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This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to monitor Azure service status using Azure Service Health.