diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/component.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/component.yaml
index ac09cb011..e7db6b088 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/component.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/component.yaml
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
           - name: AD_SERVICE_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 300Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -459,6 +462,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
           - name: CART_SERVICE_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 160Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -533,6 +539,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
           - name: CHECKOUT_SERVICE_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 20Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -597,6 +606,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
           - name: CURRENCY_SERVICE_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 20Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -665,6 +677,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4318/v1/traces
           - name: EMAIL_SERVICE_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 100Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -735,6 +750,9 @@ spec:
             value: ecto://ffs:ffs@example-ffs-postgres:5432/ffs
           - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 160Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -801,6 +819,9 @@ spec:
             value: ffs
           - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 120Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -879,6 +900,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
           - name: FRONTEND_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 200Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -955,6 +979,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
           - name: LOADGENERATOR_PORT
             value: "8089"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 120Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1017,6 +1044,9 @@ spec:
             value: http://example-otelcol:4317
           - name: PAYMENT_SERVICE_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 70Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1081,6 +1111,9 @@ spec:
             value: "8080"
           - name: FEATURE_FLAG_GRPC_SERVICE_ADDR
             value: 'example-featureflag-service:50053'
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 20Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1151,6 +1184,9 @@ spec:
             value: 'example-otelcol:4317'
           - name: QUOTE_SERVICE_PORT
             value: "8080"
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 30Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1219,6 +1255,9 @@ spec:
             value: "8080"
           - name: PRODUCT_CATALOG_SERVICE_ADDR
             value: 'example-product-catalog-service:8080'
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 500Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1277,6 +1316,9 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.name
           - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
             value: service.name=$(OTEL_SERVICE_NAME),k8s.namespace.name=$(OTEL_K8S_NAMESPACE),k8s.node.name=$(OTEL_K8S_NODE_NAME),k8s.pod.name=$(OTEL_K8S_POD_NAME)
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 20Mi
 ---
 # Source: opentelemetry-demo/templates/component.yaml
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1345,3 +1387,6 @@ spec:
             value: "8080"
           - name: QUOTE_SERVICE_ADDR
             value: http://example-quote-service:8080
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 20Mi
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/jaeger.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/jaeger.yaml
index a50fd0c9a..8b74b949c 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/jaeger.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/jaeger.yaml
@@ -53,25 +53,28 @@ spec:
         app.kubernetes.io/component: jaeger
     spec:
       containers:
-      - env:
-        - name: COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HTTP_PORT
-          value: "9411"
-        image: "jaegertracing/all-in-one:latest"
-        name: jaeger
-        ports:
-          - containerPort: 5775
-            protocol: UDP
-          - containerPort: 6831
-            protocol: UDP
-          - containerPort: 6832
-            protocol: UDP
-          - containerPort: 5778
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 16686
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 14268 
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 9411
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 14250
-            protocol: TCP
+        - env:
+          - name: COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HTTP_PORT
+            value: "9411"
+          image: "jaegertracing/all-in-one:latest"
+          name: jaeger
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 5775
+              protocol: UDP
+            - containerPort: 6831
+              protocol: UDP
+            - containerPort: 6832
+              protocol: UDP
+            - containerPort: 5778
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 16686
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 14268
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 9411
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 14250
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: 275Mi
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/configmap.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/configmap.yaml
index 6b39c816f..f0efef13f 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/configmap.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ data:
       batch: {}
       memory_limiter:
         check_interval: 5s
-        limit_mib: 409
-        spike_limit_mib: 128
+        limit_mib: 80
+        spike_limit_mib: 25
     receivers:
       jaeger:
         protocols:
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/deployment.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/deployment.yaml
index 837b2e508..8316816f5 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/examples/default/rendered/opentelemetry-collector/deployment.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
-        checksum/config: 59fbf04012114dd6c404237dc0e7ea8a88470269b81d65a975360203004fb1ef
+        checksum/config: 6e8725cdc6111ae34aa6463d7c824f607a81e5f88272e8f89864532036117c3c
         
       labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: otelcol
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ spec:
           resources:
             limits:
               cpu: 256m
-              memory: 512Mi
+              memory: 100Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /conf
               name: opentelemetry-collector-configmap
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/_objects.tpl b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/_objects.tpl
index d05c34b1e..9528345c0 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/_objects.tpl
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/_objects.tpl
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           env:
             {{- include "otel-demo.pod.env" . | nindent 10 }}
+          resources:
+            {{- .resources | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- define "otel.demo.service" }}
 {{- if or .ports .servicePort}}
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/jaeger.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/jaeger.yaml
index a2594a95c..a2ea6c341 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/jaeger.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/templates/jaeger.yaml
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@ spec:
         {{- include "otel-demo.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
     spec:
       containers:
-      - env:
-        - name: COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HTTP_PORT
-          value: "9411"
-        image: "{{ .Values.observability.jaeger.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.observability.jaeger.image.tag }}"
-        name: jaeger
-        ports:
-          - containerPort: 5775
-            protocol: UDP
-          - containerPort: 6831
-            protocol: UDP
-          - containerPort: 6832
-            protocol: UDP
-          - containerPort: 5778
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 16686
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 14268 
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 9411
-            protocol: TCP
-          - containerPort: 14250
-            protocol: TCP
+        - env:
+          - name: COLLECTOR_ZIPKIN_HTTP_PORT
+            value: "9411"
+          image: "{{ .Values.observability.jaeger.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.observability.jaeger.image.tag }}"
+          name: jaeger
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 5775
+              protocol: UDP
+            - containerPort: 6831
+              protocol: UDP
+            - containerPort: 6832
+              protocol: UDP
+            - containerPort: 5778
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 16686
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 14268
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 9411
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 14250
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            {{- .Values.observability.jaeger.resources | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
+
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.schema.json b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.schema.json
index fd3483f8e..47e4d725f 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.schema.json
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
         },
         "podAnnotations": {
           "type": "object"
+        },
+        "resources": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ContainerResources"
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -300,9 +303,12 @@
             },
             "image": {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/Image"
+            },
+            "resources": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/ContainerResources"
             }
           }
-          
+
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -330,6 +336,28 @@
         }
       },
       "title": "Image"
+    },
+    "ContainerResources": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "limits": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ContainerResourceDef"
+        },
+        "requests": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ContainerResourceDef"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "ContainerResourceDef": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "cpu": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "memory": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.yaml
index d8f4efa42..b96b5dc2d 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-demo/values.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ observability:
       tag: "latest"
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       pullSecrets: []
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 275Mi
 
 default:
   env:
@@ -57,6 +60,9 @@ components:
     ports:
       - name: redis
         value: 6379
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 20Mi
 
   adService:
     enabled: true
@@ -70,8 +76,9 @@ components:
       - name: AD_SERVICE_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "false"
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-java: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 300Mi
 
   cartService:
     enabled: true
@@ -89,8 +96,9 @@ components:
       - name: CART_SERVICE_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  sidecar.opentelemetry.io/inject: "false"
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-dotnet: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 160Mi
 
   checkoutService:
     enabled: true
@@ -116,7 +124,9 @@ components:
       - name: CHECKOUT_SERVICE_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 20Mi
 
   currencyService:
     enabled: true
@@ -132,7 +142,9 @@ components:
       - name: CURRENCY_SERVICE_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 20Mi
 
   emailService:
     enabled: true
@@ -152,7 +164,9 @@ components:
       - name: EMAIL_SERVICE_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 100Mi
 
   featureflagService:
     enabled: true
@@ -176,7 +190,9 @@ components:
       - name: http
         value: 8081
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 160Mi
 
   ffsPostgres:
     enabled: true
@@ -198,7 +214,9 @@ components:
       - name: postgres
         value: 5432
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 120Mi
 
   frontend:
     enabled: true
@@ -228,7 +246,9 @@ components:
       - name: FRONTEND_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 200Mi
 
   loadgenerator:
     enabled: true
@@ -256,7 +276,9 @@ components:
       - name: LOADGENERATOR_PORT
         value: "8089"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-python: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 120Mi
 
   paymentService:
     enabled: true
@@ -270,7 +292,9 @@ components:
       - name: PAYMENT_SERVICE_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-nodejs: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 70Mi
 
   productCatalogService:
     enabled: true
@@ -286,7 +310,9 @@ components:
       - name: FEATURE_FLAG_GRPC_SERVICE_ADDR
         value: '{{ include "otel-demo.name" . }}-featureflag-service:50053'
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 20Mi
 
   recommendationService:
     enabled: true
@@ -306,7 +332,9 @@ components:
       - name: PRODUCT_CATALOG_SERVICE_ADDR
         value: '{{ include "otel-demo.name" . }}-product-catalog-service:8080'
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-python: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 500Mi            # This is high to enable supporting the recommendationCache feature flag use case
 
   shippingService:
     enabled: true
@@ -326,7 +354,9 @@ components:
       - name: QUOTE_SERVICE_ADDR
         value: 'http://{{ include "otel-demo.name" . }}-quote-service:8080'
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 20Mi
 
   quoteService:
     enabled: true
@@ -348,12 +378,17 @@ components:
       - name: QUOTE_SERVICE_PORT
         value: "8080"
     podAnnotations: {}
-    #  instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-sdk: "true"
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        memory: 30Mi
 
 
 opentelemetry-collector:
   nameOverride: otelcol
   mode: deployment
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      memory: 100Mi
   config:
     exporters:
       jaeger: