July 2015 Summaries

Sysdig 0.1.102, announced by Gianluca Borello, introduces several updates and features aimed at enhancing functionality and security. The release includes the Falco Feeds extension, which provides continuously updated expert-written security rules to address new threats, thus bolstering security for open-source-focused companies. Key bug fixes address issues such as kernel version panics, ARM architecture compiling errors, and minor bugs in csysdig, while improvements include support for decoding specific syscalls, rotating tracing files during capture, and better extraction and filtering capabilities for events involving multiple file descriptors. The update also offers precompiled kernel modules for older CoreOS releases, and community support is available through the Sysdig mailing list and GitHub for reporting bugs and issues.

Sysdig, a company focused on container visibility, launched Sysdig Cloud, a groundbreaking monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting solution tailored for modern, containerized infrastructures. This innovative platform, powered by the patent-pending ContainerVision™ technology, offers deep visibility into containerized environments without requiring any configuration or additional agents, fundamentally changing traditional monitoring practices. Sysdig Cloud features real-time data analysis, dynamic topology mapping, and integration with container technologies like Docker and CoreOS, providing comprehensive monitoring as a microservice. The company has attracted significant investment from Accel Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, securing $13 million to further develop its vision of container-native visibility, and offers a 14-day free trial for potential users to experience its capabilities.