Hi Bahree,
Microsoft does not suggest a specific third-party product. However, we do use them, and see lots of other customers use them.
Paraleap: Monitoring tool - http://www.paraleap.com/AzureWatch , You may browse to these site and few others to learn more, and chat with their folks directly on how they support Windows Azure.
I see that Microsoft has published a self-help diagnostic package for running Windows-based virtual machines (VMs) in Azure IaaS and this this diagnostic package does not require opening a Support Request with
Microsoft
This package helps to diagnose and resolve common issues on running Windows-based VMs in Azure IaaS
We may download the diagnostic package from Microsoft's Support Diagnostics Self-Help Portal:
https://home.diagnostics.support.microsoft.com/SelfHelp?knowledgebaseArticleFilter=2976864
You might want to see
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Monitoring with Azure Diagnostics Extension
Regards,
Shirisha Paderu
