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How did proactive monitoring contribute to maintaining 99.99% uptime in John Mosquera's Kubernetes project?
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To maintain high availability, John set up comprehensive monitoring using Datadog, tracking cluster health, node utilization, and application performance in real-time. Custom alerts were configured to notify the team of anomalies like pod crashes or excessive resource consumption. Predictive analytics further helped anticipate bottlenecks, enabling preemptive action. This proactive approach minimized downtime and ensured rapid response to incidents. Proactive monitoring with tools like Datadog enabled John to detect and address issues before they impacted uptime, ensuring consistent cluster performance.