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Aleksei Aleinikov
Aleksei Aleinikov

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๐Ÿ” When top Lies and Logs Stay Quiet: Use Sysdig

Ever had a service โ€œstickโ€ while CPU, logs, and metrics all looked fine?

Thatโ€™s when I grab sysdig โ€” an X-ray for Linux that hooks syscalls and shows:

  • who is reading/writing files ๐Ÿ“‚
  • which connections are slow or stuck ๐ŸŒ
  • which processes actually burn CPU ๐Ÿ”ฅ
  • which containers misbehave ๐Ÿณ

In my latest post I show:

  • minimal install steps
  • the short loop: capture โ†’ filter โ†’ view leaders โ†’ confirm with details
  • 3 real-world scenarios: slow disk ops, sticky network, unclear CPU spikes

๐Ÿ‘‰ Full article: Sysdig on Linux: diagnose problems in minutes (2025) https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/sysdig-on-linux-diagnose-problems-in-minutes-2025-9bf400c95ce8

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