Kubernetes
Practical
By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Nov 23, 2025
4 min read
Resource Overcommit Strategy
Requests vs limits gap = overcommit. The strategy.
Live workflow · 3 working · 1 queuedLive
Signal · gather Working
Decide · pick action Working
Apply · with verify Working
Learn · update playbook Queued
Ratio
Requests = guaranteed; limits = burst.
2-3x overcommit typical.
Risk
Multiple bursts at once: OOM.
Saturation alerts catch this.
Monitor
Per-node memory pressure. Eviction events.
Surfaces over-commit issues.