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Author: bwren

articles/azure-monitor/log-query/get-started-portal.md

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 # Get started with Log Analytics in Azure Monitor
 
-[!INCLUDE [log-analytics-demo-environment](../../../includes/log-analytics-demo-environment.md)]
+> [!NOTE]
+> You can work through this exercise in your own environment if you are collecting data from at least one virtual machine. If not then use our [Demo environment](https://portal.loganalytics.io/demo), which includes plenty of sample data.
 
 In this tutorial you will learn how to use Log Analytics in the Azure portal to write Azure Monitor log queries. It will teach you how to:
 

articles/azure-monitor/log-query/get-started-queries.md

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 > [!NOTE]
 > You should complete [Get started with Azure Monitor Log Analytics](get-started-portal.md) before completing this tutorial.
 
-[!INCLUDE [log-analytics-demo-environment](../../../includes/log-analytics-demo-environment.md)]
+> [!NOTE]
+> You can work through this exercise in your own environment if you are collecting data from at least one virtual machine. If not then use our [Demo environment](https://portal.loganalytics.io/demo), which includes plenty of sample data.
+
 
 In this tutorial you will learn to write log queries in Azure Monitor. It will teach you how to: