Leal Da Silva
Thoughts, stories and ideas from a passionate IT professional, geek and comercial aviation enthusiast.

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Dec
02
Why I chose Checkmk as my monitoring platform?

Why I chose Checkmk as my monitoring platform?

Checkmk is a comprehensive platform for monitoring applications, servers, and networks, whether on-premises or in the cloud. It is equipped
3 min read
Dec
02
Some notes about Google Workspaces Exploits

Some notes about Google Workspaces Exploits

Researchers have found several ways to exploit Google Workspace and Google Cloud Platform features to conduct ransomware, data exfiltration, and
1 min read
Nov
25
Mirai  - botnet

Mirai - botnet

A new Mirai-based botnet exploits a zero-day vulnerability in thousands of routers and cameras from various brands. The vulnerability allows
1 min read
Nov
24
SSHFS: A Small Guide for Ubuntu Users

SSHFS: A Small Guide for Ubuntu Users

SSHFS, or Secure Shell Filesystem, is a powerful tool that uses SSH to enable the mounting of a remote filesystem
1 min read
Nov
24
DevOps – SRE – Platform Engineering

DevOps – SRE – Platform Engineering

Growing voices are saying DevOps is Dead. At the same time, the search for Platform Engineers seems to be picking up. And I am sure we all came across organisations harbouring talented Service Reliability Engineers.
3 min read
Nov
24
Working Remotely, an honest opinion

Working Remotely, an honest opinion

💡Disclaimer: I originally wrote this Article in March 2016. So, way before the rise of working from home ;) I have
3 min read
Nov
24
A bit of thought about RAID.

A bit of thought about RAID.

💡Disclaimer: I originally wrote this article in September 2021 I was often confronted with people’s assumptions about RAID arrays
2 min read
Nov
24
btop: A Powerful and Customizable Resource Monitor for Linux

btop: A Powerful and Customizable Resource Monitor for Linux

The command btop is a powerful and customisable resource monitor for Linux. It provides a comprehensive overview of system resource
2 min read
Nov
23
battop A great battery status command

battop A great battery status command

I recently revived one of my older MacBooks ( an early 2013 13″ pro ) by installing Ubuntu 20.04 to it.
1 min read
Nov
23
A revolution to your command history

A revolution to your command history

Using hishtory to manage command history across multiple systems The hishtory command is a third-party command-line tool written in Go
3 min read