Ajay Kulkarni - Timescale Blog

What the heck is time-series data (and why do I need a time-series database)?

1 Dec 2020 16 min read

This article is a primer on time-series data and why you may not want to use a “normal” database to store it. ✅ Get the basics, key database considerations, and more.

TimescaleDB 2.0: A multi-node, petabyte-scale, completely free relational database for time-series

29 Oct 2020 15 min read

After two years of dedicated engineering and user feedback, TimescaleDB 2.0 is finally here, setting a new bar for time-series databases – and it’s completely free.

How we are building a self-sustaining open-source business in the cloud era (version 2)

24 Sep 2020 12 min read

We're excited to announce an update to the Timescale License that provides expanded rights to our users. Learn how (and why) we're making all of our features 100% free and investing in our community – while still building a sustainable open-source business.

A multi-cloud, fully-managed service for time-series data, now available in AWS, Azure, and GCP with 75+ regions and 2,000 configurations

12 Aug 2020 7 min read

Timescale Cloud, the leading cloud service for time-series data, is now even more powerful, offering the most cloud provider and region support, best performance, scale, and developer experience of any managed service for time-series data.

Timescale stands with the Black community

5 Jun 2020 3 min read

Timescale stands with the Black community. Timescale stands against racism and hate.

A multi-node, elastic, petabyte scale, time-series database on Postgres for free (and more ways we are investing in our community)

21 May 2020 5 min read

We’re officially making multi-node TimescaleDB, a petabyte-scale distributed time-series database on PostgreSQL available for free – and investing in our community in other ways as well.

How We’re Building a Remote-First Team Culture (aka virtual event ideas that you’re welcome to steal)

6 May 2020 9 min read

As an engineering-centric organization that’s been 60%+ remote for most of our history, we’re creative with the ways we stay connected – and, with COVID-19 making us and all teams 100% remote, we’re sharing how we’ve created camaraderie to help you do the same.

Time-series compression algorithms, explained

22 Apr 2020 13 min read

Delta-delta encoding, Simple-8b, XOR-based compression, and more - these algorithms aren't magic, but combined they can save over 90% of storage costs and speed up queries. Here’s how they work.

How to explore TimescaleDB using simulated IoT sensor data

6 Sep 2019 5 min read

In this tutorial we explore some of the features and capabilities of TimescaleDB using an IoT sensor dataset that is meant to simulate a real-world IoT deployment.

How to install psql on Mac, Ubuntu, Debian, Windows

22 Aug 2019 1 min read

psql is the standard command line interface for interacting with a PostgreSQL or TimescaleDB instance. Here we explain how to install psql on various platforms.

How to get started with Timescale Cloud

1 Aug 2019 2 min read

Timescale Cloud is the first fully-managed, multi-cloud, time-series database service. It’s the easiest way to get started using TimescaleDB.

NoSQL vs SQL: The Future of Data

8 Jul 2019 11 min read

After years of being left for dead, SQL today is making a comeback. How come? And what effect will this have on the data community?

Announcing Timescale Cloud: The first fully-managed time-series database service that runs on AWS, GCP, and Azure

18 Jun 2019 7 min read

We are thrilled to announce the general availability of Timescale Cloud, the first fully-managed, multi-cloud time-series database service that runs on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Timescale & Microsoft Azure team up to power IoT and time-series workloads

18 Mar 2019 3 min read

TimescaleDB on Azure PostgreSQL is a fully-managed, production-ready time-series database service that enables users to scale easily with built-in high-availability

Timescale raises another $15M for its leading time-series SQL database and introduces an enterprise offering

29 Jan 2019 6 min read

Icon Ventures leads a new round of funding for Timescale to develop the foundational technology for businesses storing, analyzing, and acting on time-series data

How we are building a self-sustaining open-source business in the cloud era

19 Dec 2018 9 min read

Today, we are announcing that we have started developing new open-code (or source-available) features that will be made available under the (also new) Timescale License (TSL). You will be able to follow the development of these features on our GitHub.

5 ways open source software companies make money

27 Nov 2018 9 min read

A guide on how to evaluate the long-term sustainability of the business behind any open-source software you are using (or considering working on yourself).

Open-source and the demise of proprietary software

10 Oct 2018 16 min read

RedHat, Elastic, MongoDB, Github, Pivotal, Greenplum, and more: Open-source software has finally come of age, is reshaping the entire software industry as we know it. Here’s why.

Announcing TimescaleDB 1.0: The first enterprise-ready time-series database to support full SQL and scale

12 Sep 2018 9 min read

Over 1M downloads; production deployments at Comcast, Bloomberg, Cray, and more; native Grafana integration; first-class Prometheus support; and dozens of new features signify positive momentum for TimescaleDB and the future of the time-series market.

PostgreSQL as the substructure for IoT and the next wave of computing

19 Apr 2018 9 min read

How PostgreSQL accidentally became the ideal platform for IoT applications and services.

Timescale raises $16M from Benchmark, NEA, Two Sigma Ventures for the database to help us understand our machines and our world

24 Jan 2018 12 min read

Humanity is now living with machines and swimming in machine data. Timescale just raised $16M to help developers, businesses, and society make sense of it all.

When Boring is Awesome: Building a scalable time-series database on PostgreSQL

4 Apr 2017 9 min read

Today we are announcing the beta release of TimescaleDB, a new open-source time-series database optimized for fast ingest and complex queries, now available on GitHub under the Apache 2 license.