Kubernetes monitoring isn't just about scraping metrics anymore. It's grown up into full-stack observability—metrics, logs, traces, plus flashy toys like AI-powered anomaly detection, real-time dashboards, and distributed tracing that actually works.
The big players—Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace—plug straight into your Kubernetes setup. They auto-discover services, wire in alerts (native or CRD-based), and make sure you're watching the stuff that matters.
