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.

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: October Edition

4 Nov 2020 7 min read

Get a cornucopia of resources to help you do more with your time-series data - with a special focus on all things open source ✨.

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.

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Promscale: An analytical platform and long-term store for Prometheus, with the combined power of SQL and PromQL

6 Oct 2020 14 min read

We just announced Promscale: a new open-source analytical platform & long-term store for Prometheus, with the combined power of SQL and PromQL. Learn why we built it, how it works, and how to get started right away.

How FlightAware fuels flight prediction models for global travelers with TimescaleDB and Grafana

5 Oct 2020 10 min read

Learn how FlightAware architected a monitoring system - combining TimescaleDB, Grafana, and Docker - that allows them to power real-time flight predictions, analyze prediction performance, and continuously improve their models.

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: September 2020 Edition

29 Sep 2020 6 min read

See what's new from Team Timescale, including big news about our Timescale License - updated to give more rights to our users, enterprise features 100% free, and more! - TimescaleDB 2.0 beta releases, new technical content, and PostgreSQL pro tips 🚀.

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.

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: August Edition

31 Aug 2020 7 min read

Get a digest of what's new from Team Timescale, including 3 (!) exciting product updates, community member shoutouts, and tons of how-to content to help you on your journey to PostgreSQL and time-series mastery 🎉

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.

Speed up Grafana by auto-switching between different aggregations, using PostgreSQL

11 Aug 2020 7 min read

Learn how (and why) to use PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB to speed up your Grafana drill downs: step-by-step guide to enable "auto-switching" between aggregations, depending on the time interval.

How I power a (successful) crypto trading bot with TimescaleDB

7 Aug 2020 8 min read

Learn how Felipe Queis uses TimescaleDB to power his crypto trading bot – and how his side project influenced his team’s decision to adopt TimescaleDB for their work *and* resulted in several successful crypto trades.

How to visualize timeshifts to compare metrics over time in Grafana using PostgreSQL

6 Aug 2020 8 min read

Learn how (and why) to combine PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, and Grafana to visualize timeshifts and compare how your time-series metrics change over time.

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: July Edition

3 Aug 2020 6 min read

Get a quick breakdown of all the latest product updates, technical content, #webinarwednesday sessions, and TimescaleDB tips to help you take your time-series data skills to the next level 🔥.

TimescaleDB vs. InfluxDB: Purpose built differently for time-series data

3 Aug 2020 26 min read

An in-depth look into how two leading time-series databases stack up in terms of data model, query language, reliability, performance, ecosystem, operational management, and company/community support.

[Recap, Resources & More] DataPub #4 Cataloging the World: Medicine, Tweets, and Beyond

29 Jul 2020 5 min read

Learn how our community guest speakers catalog the thousands of pharmaceutical drugs on the market and the never-ending stream of Twitter data – and how to start exploring these datasets for your projects.

How WsprDaemon combines TimescaleDB and Grafana to measure and analyze radio transmissions

20 Jul 2020 9 min read

The creators of WsprDaemon share how they combine TimescaleDB & Grafana to allow amateur radio enthusiasts to analyze radio transmission data and understand trends - be it their own personal noise levels or much larger space weather patterns.

9 Reasons to Choose Timescale vs. Influx and AWS Timestream

2 Jul 2020 3 min read

Why should you choose TimescaleDB over InfluxDB or AWS Timestream as your time-series database of choice? Let us count the ways (9 to be exact).

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: June Edition

30 Jun 2020 5 min read

Check out the latest and greatest from Team Timescale in June, including more ways to up-level your Grafana prowess, 3 new product releases, replays from our all things open data community meetup, TimescaleDB tips, and oh so much more.

13 tips to improve PostgreSQL Insert performance

29 Jun 2020 8 min read

Some of these may surprise you, but all 13 ways will improve ingest (INSERT) performance using PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB (and help you get ingest rates similar to our benchmark blog posts 🎊)

[New Webinar] Grafana 101 Part III: Interactivity, Templating and Sharing

11 Jun 2020 3 min read

Take your dashboards to the next level with step-by-step demos, queries, and pro tips that’ll get you creating interactive, reusable, and shareable Grafana dashboards in less time.

Timescale stands with the Black community

5 Jun 2020 3 min read

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

[Recap, Resources & More] DataPub #3 Solving Urban Mysteries with Open Data

4 Jun 2020 6 min read

Learn how our May DataPub guest speakers solve "urban mysteries" - like subway ridership trends and regional property history - and make public data accessible and usable for citizens, organizations, and policymakers.

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: November Edition

TimescaleDB vs. Amazon Timestream: 6000x higher inserts, 5-175x faster queries, 150x-220x cheaper