Working with queries in the Analytics portal

In this recipe, we will review query writing in more detail, and show how to write basic queries.

Azure Log Analytics queries can start with either a table name or a search command. In either case, a table will always be the reference point because Log Analytics data sources store their data in dedicated tables in a workspace (or in several workspaces). The start of a query must, therefore, define a clear scope for the query.

We will review both query types in this recipe.