Kubernetes Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Sep 28, 2025 4 min read

Per-Pod Resource Monitoring

Per-pod metrics critical for debugging.

CPU

per-pod cpu_usage. Compare to requests.

Right-sizing input.

Memory

per-pod working set. Watch for trending up (leak).

OOM precursor.

Custom

App-specific metrics. Queue depth, request rate.

Service-level signal.