The [Azure Monitor agent (AMA)](azure-monitor-agent-overview.md) collects monitoring data from the guest operating system of Azure and hybrid virtual machines and delivers it to Azure Monitor where it can be used by different features, insights, and other services such as [Microsoft Sentinel](../../sentintel/../sentinel/overview.md) and [Microsoft Defender for Cloud](../../defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-introduction.md). The Azure Monitor agent is meant to replace the Log Analytics agent (also known as MMA and OMS) for both Windows and Linux machines. This article provides high-level guidance on when and how to migrate to the new Azure Monitor agent (AMA) and the data collection rules (DCR) that define the data the agent should collect.
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