Episode 514 - Sysinternals Tools on Azure
In this episode of the Azure Podcast, Sujit D'Mello and the team, including Cynthia, Evan, and Cale, are joined by special guest Mario Hewardt, an engineering manager on the Sysinternals team. Mario shares insights into the evolution of Sysinternals tools, their cross-platform journey, and their integration with Azure services. The discussion covers the development process, challenges faced, and the innovative features being added to these essential diagnostic tools. Tune in to learn about the latest updates and how Sysinternals continues to support both Windows and Linux environments.

Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode514.mp3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/6TAJfqnScuI
Resources:
Sysinternals (/Windows)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/
Email: [email protected]
ZoomIt is open source as part of PowerToys - https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
Sysinternals (/Linux)
ProcDump for Linux - https://github.com/microsoft/ProcDump-for-Linux
Procmon for Linux - https://github.com/microsoft/ProcMon-for-Linux
Sysmon for Linux - https://github.com/microsoft/SysmonForLinux
For help with Linux tools, please file issues/discussions on GitHub.
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