# Monitoring Options

One of the unique aspects of the Platform9 SMCP is that the architecture includes a locally hosted management plane that provides 24x7 continuous control of your on-premises Kubernetes deployment. This model enables you to effectively solve your day-2 operational challenges with Kubernetes by providing:

* Guaranteed 99.9% uptime SLA for your Kubernetes clusters
* Round-the-clock real-time monitoring and anomaly detection. Automated diagnostics, alerts, and troubleshooting
* Zero-touch upgrades and security patches for Kubernetes clusters
* 24×7 support with proactive remediation from certified Kubernetes experts

## [Why is Monitoring Important](https://platform9.com/docs/v5.3/kubernetes/monitoring-overview#why-is-monitoring-important)?

Because Kubernetes workloads are often transitory and frequently stateless, analyzing past issues which occur is difficult at best. This can result in drawn-out and in many cases costly investigations that impact not only the support team's man-hours, but also client-facing problems, which can reflect poorly on a business success.

Having a built-in method for monitoring allows issues to be tracked and indexed, which allows for deeper root-cause investigations and repeatable solutions to be deployed across multiple environments. A scalable and quantifiable monitoring platform ensures that issues are found, causes are identified and ultimately fixes are implemented and product quality improves.

[**Read more**](https://platform9.com/docs/v5.3/kubernetes/monitoring-overview) about all the monitoring options available for the Platform9 SMCP.