UPDATED 12:00 EDT / APRIL 21 2016

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Sysdig raises $15M for its open-source Docker monitoring tool

Since Docker is still relatively new to the enterprise, adopters have fewer monitoring tools to choose from than an organization using traditional virtualization software. But the gap is closing rapidly thanks to providers like Sysdig Inc., which today announced the completion of a $15 million funding round led by Accel Partners and Bain Capital Ventures.

The cash from the investment will go towards enhancing its open-source infrastructure tracking tool, which is touted as the first of its kind specifically created with containerized environments in mind. Sysdig can list the network connections to any Docker instance in a given cluster, display what kind of traffic it’s handling and show the exact amount of bandwidth that’s being used in the process. An administrator is also able to view how incoming packets are processed after ingestion thanks to a broad set of activity monitoring options spanning the entire application stack.

For organizations that need even more functionality, Sysdig offers a paid cloud-based implementation of its tool that provides a number of advanced capabilities on top of its core open-source lineup. The most notable of the bunch is a patent-pending technology called ContainerView that the startup says makes it possible to automatically map out the different applications and processes in a cluster. It’s then able to display key application metrics down to the specific requests being handled without requiring a clunky local logging client to be installed in every server, which kills two birds with one stone. Not only is the setup process made easier, but there’s also less overhead bogging down the cluster.

The feature is complemented by a graphical dashboard that enables administrators to monitor their infrastructure in real-time and playback changes as needed. For convenience’s sake, they can also have an alert sent out to their mobile devices whenever Sysdig detects a potential issue. The functionality has enabled the startup to attract several notable customers since coming out of stealth last year, including Comcast Corp., platform-as-a-service provider Engine Yard Inc. and Brigham Young University. Today’s funding round should help grow the list even further in the coming quarters.

Image via Sysdig

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