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Notes from running Kubernetes fleets.
Practical writing on monitoring, cost, and troubleshooting — aimed at teams who run production Kubernetes without a dedicated SRE function.
Kubecost Alternatives for Small Teams in 2026
Kubecost isn't a bad tool — it's built for a different scale. Here's how OpenCost, CAST AI, and bundled platforms compare for a small Kubernetes team.
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OOMKilled in Kubernetes: Finding the Real Root Cause (Not Just Raising the Limit)
Raising the memory limit stops the paging, not the problem. A practical guide to diagnosing why a pod actually got OOMKilled.
oomkilledkubernetes troubleshootingroot cause analysismemory limits
Kubernetes Monitoring Without Prometheus and Grafana: What You Actually Need
Prometheus and Grafana are free to install and expensive to run. Here's what a small team actually needs from Kubernetes monitoring — and what you can skip.
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