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# [How to Debug High CPU Usage on Linux](https://vinuthaprakash.hashnode.dev/how-to-debug-high-cpu-usage-on-linux?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Introduction High CPU usage is one of the most common problems SREs and DevOps engineers face in production systems. Step 1 — Check CPU Usage top This gives a real-time view of system performance. Look at the %CPU column. Step 2 — Interactive Monito...

Mar 5 · 1 min read · vinuthaprakash.hashnode.dev  
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I keep systems alive at scale. Now I write about how.

SRE with 8+ years of experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP. I've built multi-cloud Kubernetes platforms from the ground up, designed CI/CD pipelines, and owned high-pressure incidents at scale — including keeping systems alive during Walmart's Black Friday. I care about making on-call less painful — through better alerting, smarter observability, and automation that actually works. Currently on a 30-day public learning challenge — writing one blog every day about what I'm relearning and rebuilding. Topics: Kubernetes, Prometheus, Terraform, Python, Go, system design, and everything in between. Follow along if you're on a similar journey.

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