- Database Availability: 99.9% uptime over a 30-day window.
- K8s Control Plane: 99.95% API server availability.
- Network Latency: 99% of requests served under 100ms.
- DB Downtime: Check RDS connection pool metrics, storage auto-scaling, and failover status.
- K8s API Errors: Inspect control plane audit logs and node component health.
- Latency Spikes: Review VPC flow logs, egress bandwidth, and pod network throttling.