In this chapter, we will be delving deeper into using Visual Studio to author your custom monitoring solutions. This tool is a complex one if you have not used it before and is often used for more complex custom monitoring solutions. This can result in people being put off by the interface. So, in this chapter, we will use the following recipes to start you off with using Visual Studio:
Discovering a new application in Visual Studio
Creating a custom view in Visual Studio
Deploying a management pack from Visual Studio
Creating and extending service monitors in Visual Studio
Monitoring and capturing performance in Visual Studio