First Contact Day
April 5th is a special holiday for all Trekkies out in the universe. April 5th is the day we celebrate First Contact Day and all things Star Trek. On April 5th 2063, Zefram Cochrane will be the first human to …
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Slack Tips for Remote Communication
As the world is now forced into remote working due to COVID-19, I believe it’s important to make some things explicit that have been implicit for many a remote worker over the past few years with the rise of Slack …
Why I Joined InfluxDB – Rick Spencer
The startup where I was working exited through an acquisition, leaving me with some personal choices to make. I could find a role within the tech giant that purchased us and start climbing that corporate ladder, take some time off, …
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 …
InfluxDays 2019 NYC, Another Hit!
InfluxDays NYC was my first InfluxDays, and to say I was impressed would be an understatement. After spending two days with community members and hearing about how they’re using our products coupled with all the talks, I was even more …
Introducing Our New InfluxData Community Slack Workspace
We’re thrilled to announce that, starting today, we have a public Influx Community Slack workspace to continue our commitment to building both great open source projects and a strong community. With the new Slack workspace comes yet another opportunity for …
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AWS Intends for Their New Project to be an Elasticsearch Fork
Yesterday Amazon (AWS) unveiled Open Distro for Elasticsearch in a blog post along with its own companion site. In another blog post titled Keeping Open Source Open they make an argument for the motivation behind the project and the desire …
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Speakers and Agenda Finalized for InfluxDays NYC 2019
InfluxDays NYC 2019 — the world’s most comprehensive technical conference focused on time series data — is coming to New York on March 13-14, and we’ve just announced the final lineup of speakers. The event will feature keynotes and discussions …
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Why I Joined InfluxData – Jim Walsh
It’s a tradition for new employees at InfluxData to write a blog post on why they joined. This will probably be the easiest post I write all year. I’m Jim Walsh. I joined InfluxData as SVP of Engineering, enabling the …
It’s Meant to Be: Why I Joined InfluxData
Full disclosure, I was one day away from signing another offer when I first met with Evan Kaplan, the CEO of InfluxData. However, after that conversation, I was so inspired by the combination of product, people, culture, and opportunity that …