DZone | Architecting IoT Gateway Devices for Data Downsampling
Publication: DZone Title: Architecting IoT Gateway Devices for Data Downsampling Author: David G. Simmons Abstract: In this DZone article, Senior Developer Evangelist at InfluxData David Simmons discusses what it would take to have a smart IoT gateway. He proceeds to walk the reader through building...
DZone | Data Visualizations With InfluxDB and Plotly.js
Publication: DZone Title: Data Visualizations With InfluxDB and Plotly.js Author: Margo Schaedel Abstract: In this DZone article, Developer Advocate at InfluxData Margo Schaedel shows how to create data visualizations with InfluxDB and plotly.js, a JavaScript graphing library built on top of d3.js and stack.gl....
The Decomposable Monolith: Long Live the Monolith, Long Live Services!
This is an idea I’ve been kicking around for a little while, and I’m curious what others think about it. Everyone seems to be talking about microservices these days, but in most projects there is a transition point from monolith to...
Monitoring OpenWRT with Telegraf
What’s the most popular open source router software in the world? OpenWRT, of course! It’s the go-to firmware replacement for a huge number of routers both for home and business use. So of course, you need to monitor it! Now routers...
Jax | "Starting a virtual machine is more expensive than starting a container, timewise"
Publication: Jax (jaxenter.com) Title: “Starting a virtual machine is more expensive than starting a container, timewise” Author: Hartmut Schlosser Abstract: In this Jax article, Hartmut Schlosser interviews Gianluca Arbezzano, Software Engineer at InfluxData, about his firsthand experience with Docker, the reasons for...
MySQL Metrics that Matter
Maybe you remember Bloggernot the actual business website that looks functional and designedbut my hobby project, the perfect combination of malfunctions and inefficiency that requires monitoring at all times. Blogger can’t be trusted. See my first post on it here. ...
Release Announcement: Telegraf 1.5.0
A new feature bearing release for Telegraf is now available: Telegraf 1.5.0 -- release notes Many thanks to all the community members who contributed to this effort!! Key feature highlights from the release include 15 new plugins: New Input Plugins: Bond -- captures...
A Twitter Chat on IoT and Data
Yesterday (that would be 12/14/2017) I participated in a live Twitter Chat hosted by @rackspace that they call #cloudchat. Apparently this is a regular event that they host, but this latest one was focused specifically on the Internet Of Things, which...
DevOps.com | How Data Drives the Business of a Clean Energy Company
Publication: DevOps.com Title: How Data Drives the Business of a Clean Energy Company Author: Mark Herring Abstract: In this DevOps.com article, InfluxData CMO Mark Herring discusses how BBOXXa new generation utility company that develops clean renewable solar energy products for developing...
SD Times | InfluxData becomes a member of the Eclipse Foundation
Publication: SD Times Title: InfluxData becomes a member of the Eclipse Foundation Author: Jenna Sargent Abstract: Jenna Sargent, in this SD Times news digest dated 14 December 2017, covers InfluxData’s announcement about becoming a member of the Eclipse Foundation and the Eclipse...