AKS monitoring: which data source for which need
This sheet compares Platform metrics, Managed Prometheus, Container insights, Resource logs, Application Insights.
| Criterion | Platform metrics | Managed Prometheus | Container insights | Resource logs | Application Insights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captures | Numeric platform time-series | Kubernetes object and container CPU/memory metrics | Container stdout/stderr and pod events | Control-plane audit (kube-apiserver, kube-audit) | App-level logs, metrics, distributed traces |
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