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Getting Started with Apache Kafka and InfluxDB

The number of applications and services increases every day as more application architectures move towards microservices or serverless structures. You can process this increasing amount of time series data with real-time aggregation or with a calculation whose output is a measurement or a metric. These metrics need to be monitored so that you can solve issues and make relevant changes in your system quickly. A change in a system can be captured and observed in many ways.

What Does a Kronos Consultant Do For Workforce Management?

A Kronos consultant works independently, and they may work as a part of a team too. It depends on the size and significance of a project or how many employees there are to track. A Kronos program is increasingly helpful, and a Kronos consultant is even more so. Hiring a Kronos consultant has many benefits, and each business should have a Kronos consultant. However, if a start-up doesn't have the budget or a short list of employees, it doesn't need to invest in a Kronos consultant. Larger brands or companies with extensive employees will hugely benefit from hiring a Kronos consultant.

Creating Custom Functions With Tips from InfluxDB University

Flux is InfluxDB’s functional data scripting language. It’s made to query, process, analyze, and act on data. It’s very powerful and is built and optimized for time series. There are so many things you can do with Flux it can be hard to know where to start. This August, InfluxDB University launched a free Intermediate Flux course taught by experts that can take your Flux skills up a notch.

5 Reasons Why Your Cloud Costs Are High

Bill shock stemming from surprisingly high cloud bills remains a persistent concern for enterprises that have migrated to the cloud. Cloud service providers often market the cloud as a highly effective means to lower operational costs. By moving their applications and processes to cloud-hosted infrastructures, organizations are saving money that would have gone to datacenters, hardware, and personnel.

7 advantages of business intelligence in the retail industry

Retailers are operating in a highly competitive and fast-paced environment, which means they are always looking for an edge over their competitors. Retail business intelligence can provide just the edge they are looking for. In this article, we'll look at the many advantages of business intelligence in the retail industry.

Product Update - Adaptive Zoom now live

We love to write and ship code to help developers bring their ideas and projects to life. That’s why we’re constantly working on improving our product to meet developers where they are, to ensure their happiness, and accelerate Time to Awesome. This week, we are covering a product release that helps all InfluxDB Cloud UI users get more from their graphs.