Getting Started with Application Insights with Visual Studio 2015 for your ASP.NET Web Applications

This article provides a step-by-step guide on integrating Microsoft Application Insights into ASP.NET web applications using Visual Studio 2015. It explains how Application Insights offers server-side telemetry for monitoring performance, usage, and exceptions, distinguishing it from client-only analytics like Google Analytics. The guide covers adding insights to new projects via a checkbox in the creation dialog and to existing projects by right-clicking and selecting 'Add Application Insights Telemetry'. It also notes the automatic addition of required assemblies and mentions the integration's evolution from an extension to full inclusion in VS 2015. The content is technical, focused on IT/software development, and includes a disclaimer about the preview state at the time of writing.