To monitor and understand the performance of a Kubernetes environment, one must rethink their monitoring strategies to account for new layers introduced in complex, distributed environments. To get started, deploy the New Relic Infrastructure agent for your Kubernetes cluster, which provides visibility into operational data like resource usage, namespaces per cluster, and container restarts. The Kubernetes integration dashboard offers a good starting point for monitoring the cluster, but the cluster explorer provides deeper insights into performance and dependencies across the entire environment. With the cluster explorer, users can troubleshoot with advanced filtering options, view detailed information about pods and containers, and monitor performance metrics from applications hosted in Kubernetes.