Azure AD activity logs integration with Azure Monitor Diagnostics and Azure Log Analytics is in public preview

Microsoft announced a preview of this Azure Monitor and Log Analytics (and more) update in October 2018.

In preview1 version

Microsoft id: azure-ad-activity-logs-integration-with-azure-monitor-diagnostics-and-azure-log-analytics-is-in-public-preview
Status: In preview
Products: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Update type: Features, Security
Product categories: DevOps, Identity, Management and governance
Preview: October 2018
Status pages: Azure Log Analytics status, Azure Monitor status, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) status
First captured by us: 13 Nov 2026, 15:02 UTC (from our first import of this list)
Microsoft last modified: 19 Oct 2018, 19:26 UTC
Source: Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft

Microsoft says

Azure AD activity logs gain long-term retention via an Azure storage account and can be streamed to a SIEM tool without writing or maintaining any…

Azure Updates, 19:26 UTC, 19 Oct 2018

One version so far. If Microsoft edits it, each change shows here with what was removed and added.

First version we captured · 15:02 UTC, 13 Nov
As first seen: In preview
Status
In preview
Seen by us 15:02 UTC, 13 Nov · Microsoft's timestamp 19:26 UTC, 19 Oct 2018 · Microsoft's page

Last updated 13 Nov 2026, 15:02 UTC