Release Announcement: InfluxDB Enterprise 1.9.3
A new maintenance release for InfluxDB Enterprise is now available. InfluxDB Enterprise 1.9.3 release notes Key highlights for this InfluxDB Enterprise release include: Security We've added a new configurable password hashing option for those looking to meet FIPS 140 compliance. By...
Release Announcement: Kapacitor 1.6.1
A new feature-bearing release of Kapacitor is available now. Kapacitor 1.6.1 release notes This release for Kapacitor includes the following fixes and improvements: Flux Tasks Kapacitor now includes an embedded Flux engine to allow for Flux scripts to be scheduled. A...
Release Announcement: InfluxDB OSS & Enterprise 1.8.7
Maintenance releases for InfluxDB Enterprise and OSS are now available. Keep in mind that these are not the most current versions of InfluxDB. These maintenance releases are provided with the associated fixes to support community members and customers who do not...
Introducing InfluxData Support
When learning a new technology stack or language, access to good documentation, tutorials, and support is critical to lower the barrier to adoption and enable users to take advantage of the tools themselves. At InfluxData, we support our users by providing...
InfluxDays Challenge Walkthrough
This summer, I’m interning at InfluxData, and am excited to learn, grow, and contribute to the Internet of Things community. As someone who has always been fascinated by robotics and IoT, InfluxDB caught my eye as the software best positioned for...
Using the New Flux Usage API to Calculate Pricing for InfluxDB Cloud
InfluxDB Cloud offers a transparent usage-based pricing model that only charges users on the work performed, with no minimums or long-term commitments. This puts YOU in charge of what you spend. However, with four separate pricing vectors, it’s not always easy...
Visualize HAProxy Metrics with InfluxDB
This article was written by Jim O’Connell and originally published on the HAProxy blog on May 24, 2021. Re-posted with permission. HAProxy generates over a hundred metrics to give you a nearly real-time view of the state of your load balancers...
Meet the InfluxData Summer 2021 Interns
With the 2021 InfluxData internship program in full swing, we wanted to take a moment to introduce the wonderful people that are joining us for a summer of work and fun. Sara Ghodsi Sara joins us from North Carolina State University...
Plant Buddy Part 4: Using the UI
My colleague, Rick Spencer, has been working on an interesting IoT project, Plant Buddy. This project entailed soldering some sensors to an Arduino, and teaching that device how to communicate directly with InfluxDB Cloud so that he could monitor his plants....
TL;DR InfluxDB Tech Tips Optimizing Flux Performance in InfluxDB Cloud
So you’re using InfluxDB Cloud and you’re taking full advantage of Flux to create custom data processing tasks, checks, and notifications. However, you notice that some of your Flux scripts aren’t executing as quickly as you expect. In this post, we’ll...