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[ Continue Reading ](https://www.bluematador.com/blog/upgrading-kubernetes-on-eks-with-terraform) [![](https://www.bluematador.com/hubfs/blog/new/Safely-Removing-Pods-From-a-Kubernetes-Node/Safely-Removing-Pods-From-a-Kubernetes-Node.jpg) ](https://www.bluematador.com/blog/how-to-monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster-prometheus-vs-datadog) [Kubernetes](https://www.bluematador.com/blog/topic/kubernetes) ##### [Monitoring Kubernetes: A review of Prometheus vs. Datadog](https://www.bluematador.com/blog/how-to-monitor-your-kubernetes-cluster-prometheus-vs-datadog) By [Blue Matador](https://www.bluematador.com/blog/author/blue-matador) on August 25, 2020 So you’ve got a shiny new Kubernetes cluster up and it’s a dream. Deploying code is easy, scaling is a breeze, and you’ve never felt so efficient. However, despite claims that Kubernetes... 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