Title: Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent Product Name Update 

Content Library: ARL

Severity: Level 3. Tier1 product replacement

Impacted Publisher/Product: Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent (AMA)

Expected Implementation: ARL release scheduled for 02nd Nov 2026

Summary: Updating product name for Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent to Microsoft Monitor Agent

Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) replaces the Log Analytics agent, also known as Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) and Operations Management Suite (OMS), for Windows and Linux machines in Azure, non-Azure, on-premises, and other cloud environments.

The Log Analytics agent was retired on August 31, 2024.

To align the ARL with Microsoft's current product packaging, we will update the product names as shown below.

This change applies only to the product name. All existing metadata, evidence linking, and product relationships will be retained. 

Impact: Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) and Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) are two separate software products. Microsoft released AMA to customers after retiring MMA. AMA and MMA discovery data follow different patterns.

Example: Versions for AMA start with 1.x, and the evidence display name appears as Azure Monitor Agent 

And for MMA, the last released version is 10.x, and the evidence display name also appears as Monitoring Agent/Microsoft Monitoring Agent

These ARL updates improve recognition and align more accurately with Microsoft product packaging.

Will this update create any RLCs for customers?

Customers using these products may consider upgrading due to compliance reasons. 

Reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-extension-versions

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-migration

Thank you.