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Moving from Relational to Time Series Databases

Jun 10, 2025 By Heather Downing In InfluxData
I’ve been building apps with SQL Server for years. Everything worked well until I started dealing with sensor data, stock trade volume, and IoT telemetry. As the volume of time-stamped records grew into the millions, I saw relational databases struggling with workloads they weren’t designed for. That’s when I explored time series databases. The performance improvements were significant, but what surprised me was the mental shift required.
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What's Inside InfluxDB 3.1

Jun 6, 2025 By InfluxData In InfluxData
InfluxDB 3.1 is now available for both Core and Enterprise editions, bringing significant improvements that make managing high-volume, high-velocity time series data even easier, faster, and more secure. InfluxDB 3 Core is the free, open source edition of InfluxDB 3—a high-speed, recent-data engine licensed under MIT and Apache 2. InfluxDB 3 Enterprise is the commercial version of Core, adding support for longer-term historical queries, high availability, enhanced security, and more.
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Edge Data Replication: Contributions and Status Updates for InfluxDB 3

Jun 3, 2025 By Anais Dotis-Georgiou In InfluxData
If you’ve ever stood up multiple edge InfluxDB instances in remote locations and wished you could consolidate their data into a centralized instance for analysis, you’re not alone. That’s exactly why we designed Edge Data Replication (EDR) in InfluxDB v2. Now, with InfluxDB 3 Core and 3 Enterprise, we’re seeing new ways to handle replication using the brand-new Python Processing Engine.
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The Business Impact of Proactive IT Infrastructure Planning

The Business Impact of Proactive IT Infrastructure Planning

May 30, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Proactive IT infrastructure planning forms the backbone of a thriving organization. It provides the necessary framework for decision-making that aligns technology investments with business goals. Organizations that engage in strategic planning often position themselves for sustained growth and successful transformation, minimizing disruption from unforeseen issues.
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What's Inside InfluxDB 3.1: New Features for Security, Performance, and Visibility

May 29, 2025 By Peter Barnett In InfluxData
InfluxDB 3.1 is now available for both Core and Enterprise editions, bringing significant improvements that make managing high-volume, high-velocity time series data even easier, faster, and more secure. InfluxDB 3 Core is the free, open source edition of InfluxDB 3—a high-speed, recent-data engine licensed under MIT and Apache 2. InfluxDB 3 Enterprise is the commercial version of Core, adding support for longer-term historical queries, high availability, enhanced security, and more.
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Breaking Silos: Pairing InfluxDB 3 with Your Historian for Better Insights

May 28, 2025 By Allyson Boate In InfluxData
Industrial systems constantly generate time series data—streams of time-stamped values like temperature, flow rate, vibration, or power load. This data powers real-time monitoring, performance tracking, and long-term forecasting across critical infrastructure, energy systems, and manufacturing environments.
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The Gold Standard, Evolved: What's New with PostgreSQL and Why It's Still Your Go-To Database

May 28, 2025 By Jeremy Heller In Aiven
PostgreSQL, widely regarded as the world’s most advanced open-source relational database, continues to set the standard for performance, scalability, and flexibility in modern data infrastructure. While it has always been a top contender, each new release of PostgreSQL introduces powerful features and enhancements that make it an even more compelling choice for developers, database administrators, and IT leaders alike.
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7 Benefits of Hiring a Power BI Consultant for Your Data Projects

7 Benefits of Hiring a Power BI Consultant for Your Data Projects

May 27, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Organizations swimming in data yet starving for insights face a common challenge - translating numbers into meaningful business intelligence. Microsoft Power BI offers tremendous capabilities for visualization and analysis, but unlocking its full potential requires more than just software installation. The difference between mediocre dashboards and transformative analytics often comes down to expertise.
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