Prometheus
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Open-source monitoring and metrics system.
Overview
Prometheus is the foundational monitoring system for cloud-native infrastructure, providing reliable metrics collection and alerting that pairs perfectly with Grafana, though scaling beyond a single cluster requires additional tooling like Thanos or Cortex.
Pros
- +Industry standard for Kubernetes and cloud-native monitoring
- +Powerful query language (PromQL)
- +Massive ecosystem of exporters and integrations
Cons
- -Single-node architecture limits long-term storage
- -PromQL has a steep learning curve
- -Requires operational expertise to scale
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