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InfluxData

Time series database platform (InfluxDB) for real-time and operational data.

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InfluxDB is a time series database from InfluxData designed for continuous, high-resolution data from telemetry, edge devices, sensors, and physical AI systems. It addresses the challenge of ingesting, storing, and querying high-velocity time series data that traditional databases are not built to handle, supporting real-time analytics alongside historical analysis.

The product line includes InfluxDB 3 Core (open source), InfluxDB 3 Enterprise (self-managed), and managed cloud options (Cloud Serverless, Cloud Dedicated, and Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB on AWS). Key capabilities include high-speed ingest, real-time querying via SQL and InfluxQL, object storage integration with Parquet-based compression, and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer UI for querying, visualization, and administration. The Processing Engine runs custom Python logic for anomaly detection and event triggering, while the MCP Server connects InfluxDB to AI tools via the Model Context Protocol. Telegraf serves as the data connector, and client libraries are available for Python, JavaScript, Go, C#, and Java. Enterprise deployments support single-node, multi-node, and hub configurations with high availability and read replicas.

InfluxDB targets developers and organizations building real-time monitoring, industrial AI, observability, and IoT systems across industries such as aerospace, energy, and manufacturing. InfluxDB 3 Enterprise offers a 30-day trial, with Core suited to single-node, edge, or prototype deployments and Enterprise for production environments requiring fault tolerance and scalability.

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