Have you ever received that message from a friend or colleague that says "Hey, your site's SSL certificate has expired?" Well there is a way to monitor that in Azure even if your Web application is not hosted in Azure.

If you are a user of 3rd party utilities like PingDom or UpTime Robot or many others, you probably have been paying for a subscription to get all the extra nifty features like monitoring your SSL Certificate expiration.  In this video, you will see how to use Azure Application Insights to add a Standard Test to check, monitor and alert on the expiration of the SSL Certificate of any site that supports HTTPS.

 

Reach out to us at Visus if you would like help with the implementation or have Architecture needs of your Cloud Monitoring strategy.  

About the Author

Lino Tadros, CTO, Visus
Lino is the CTO at Visus and a distinguished executive leader and renowned technical expert in AI, Machine Learning, and IoT. Leads cross-functional architectural teams to award-winning performance by developing strategic roadmaps and powering enterprise-wide projects. Serves as board member and advisor for multiple corporations delivering strategic guidance on product line developments and business solutions. Industry influencer and mastermind of strategic programs and innovations leading modernization efforts to alter the global IT landscape as a Microsoft Regional Director.