Container monitoring tools are designed to track the performance of containers, collect event data, and evaluate how shared resources affect container behavior. These tools support different monitoring strategies: -Proactive monitoring establishes protocols to prevent container failures before they occur. -Reactive monitoring detects issues and triggers alerts when containers experience problems. -Adaptive monitoring continuously evaluates performance and adjusts to changes, such as the introduction of new components. Organizations rely on these tools to prevent widespread outages, diagnose the root causes of specific failures, and improve the efficiency of resource usage and software-defined networks. In essence, container monitoring functions as application performance monitoring (APM) tailored for containerized environments and their associated networks. These tools can operate independently or integrate with other systems, such as container management and container networking solutions.