Hey everyone,
I'm excited to share a tool I recently came across, which I believe could be a game-changer for developers involved in resource monitoring and data management. It's called Surveilr and is designed to help you monitor your machine resources, particularly file systems.
What is Surveilr?
Surveilr is an extendable file system inspector built to survey and log various machine resources. It walks through resources like file systems and compiles all the gathered data into an SQLite database. This database is known as the Resource Surveillance State Database (RSSD).
Key Features of Surveilr:
Resource Mapping: Surveilr can navigate through complex file system structures, making it easy to capture a comprehensive snapshot of the current state of your resources.
SQLite Database Generation: All the data collected is stored in an SQLite database (RSSD), which is highly portable and compatible with numerous environments and tools.
Flexibility: Once the RSSD is created, Surveilr’s job is essentially done. The database can then be utilized by any application, tool, or service that supports SQLite, or even ETL’d into a larger data warehouse for more complex analytics.
Use Cases:
Development & Testing: Developers can use Surveilr to monitor changes in file system states during different development phases, which can be crucial for debugging and verification.
Security: It’s a useful tool for security auditing, allowing administrators to regularly check the integrity of file systems and spot any unauthorized changes.
Data Analytics: Data engineers can integrate RSSD outputs into larger data pipelines, providing a rich source of information for operational intelligence and analytics.
Getting Started:
Surveilr is relatively straightforward to set up and use, making it accessible even for those who might not be deeply familiar with resource monitoring tools.
Go ahead and give it a try: https://docs.opsfolio.com/surveilr/
I’d love to hear your thoughts or experiences if you decide to give it a try. Has anyone here used Surveilr or a similar tool before? What was your experience like?
Looking forward to your insights and discussions!
Cheers!
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