//------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Kusto Query Language (KQL) From Scratch // Module 1 - Introduction // // The demos in this module serve as a very basic introduction to the KQL // language within the Azure Log Analytics environment. // // Copyright (c) 2018. Microsoft, Pluralsight, Robert C. Cain. // All rights reserved. This code may be used in part within your own // applications. // // This code may NOT be redistributed in it's entirely without permission // of one of it's copyright holders. //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // This is a comment //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Use the left/right arrow on the left of this window, at the top to expand // the schema pane. // // In the ACTIVE area, is Demo. While not an exact analogy it is similar // to a database server. // // Under it are Table Groups. Table groups are kind of like databases, but // more accurately would be a way to collect a group of tables together. // Unlike a database, a table can be in more than one table group. // // Each table exposes a list of columns containing the actual data. //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // To retrieve data, you can simply enter the table name and hit the // Run button at the top, or use SHIFT+ENTER // Be warned just a table name has the potential to return a lot of data, so // be patient if you execute this kind of query. Perf // In module 2, we'll see how to start filtering the returned data