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Why I Joined InfluxData - Thom Crowe
Hey there, I’m Thom Crowe, Community Manager here at InfluxData. I’m new to the team, and one thing new employees are asked to do is introduce themselves and share why they joined, so here goes. I started working in digital marketing...
Kicking Off InfluxDB Community Office Hours
This is a pretty exciting week at InfluxData. We’re descending on London for InfluxDays on Thursday and Friday (if you’re not in Europe, don’t worry, we are livestreaming and recording the sessions). While here in London, a group of us are...
Have You Registered for InfluxDays London Livestream?
<figcaption> Watch the livestream of InfluxDays, the industry’s only event focused on the impact of time series data.</figcaption> InfluxDays London is less than a week away. We have an amazing lineup of speakers and workshops lined up, making this one of...
Bring Your Own Telegraf
I have the privilege of telling people I work for a truly open source company. What do I mean by that? 90% of the InfluxData code is open source, with that other 10% being our enterprise additions to our database, InfluxDB....
The Chande Momentum Oscillator and InfluxDB
I’m sitting in my friend’s living room. He’s sitting cross-legged in white linen pants, with his hands casually placed on his knees, nodding gently. His guests are part of a fairly successful pop band, and they’re recounting their adventures from their...
InfluxDB vs. Graphite for Time Series Data & Metrics Benchmark
This blog post has been updated on September 10, 2020 with the latest benchmark results for InfluxDB 1.8.0 and Graphite 1.1.7. This blog is regularly updated with the latest benchmark figures. At InfluxData, one of the common questions we regularly get...
Using the Telegraf Elasticsearch Input Plugin
The Telegraf Elasticsearch plugin is really easy to use, and it can show you a lot of useful information. To begin, let’s get the InfluxDB sandbox up and running as well as an Elasticsearch node that we can populate with some...
Getting Started with InfluxDB 2.0: Scraping Metrics, Running Telegraf, Querying Data, and Writing Data
Now that we’ve released InfluxDB 2.0 Alpha, you’re probably curious to try it but might not know where to start. This post will guide you through the process of getting it running locally on your machine. By the end of this...
Autocorrelation in Time Series Data
A time series, as the name suggests, is a series of data points that are listed in chronological order. More often than not, time series are used to track the changes of certain things over short and long periods – with...
Announcing Speakers and Agenda for InfluxDays London 2019
<figcaption> InfluxDays is coming to London on 13 - 14 June</figcaption> InfluxDays is coming to London on 13 - 14 June, and our speakers and agenda have been finalized. This year, we’re bringing in leaders from organizations like Worldsensing and Playtech...