Timescale Blog

Time-Series Analytics for PostgreSQL: Introducing the Timescale Analytics Project

We're excited to announce Timescale Analytics, a new project focused on combining all of the capabilities SQL needs to perform time-series analytics into one Postgres extension. Learn about our plans, why we're sharing it now, and ways to contribute your feedback and ideas.

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Timescale Newsletter Roundup: December 2020 Edition

Explore exciting Timescale Forge feature drops (TimescaleDB 2.0, DIY multi-node & more 🔥), awesome resources from community members, and tools, tips, and advice for doing more with your time-series data.

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12 things you need to know about time-series data

From PostgreSQL pro tips and example projects to critical features and database evaluation criteria, we’ve rounded up an all-in-one guide of tips and recommended resources to help you do more with your time-series data 🎉

Product & Engineering

How to store time-series data in MongoDB, and why that’s a bad idea

260% higher insert performance, up to 54x faster queries, and simpler implementation when using TimescaleDB vs. MongoDB for time-series data.

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Timescale Newsletter Roundup: November Edition

Get a breakdown of what's new from Team Timescale, from the much-anticipated TimescaleDB 2.0 release to tips and tools for wrangling time-series data, speeding up database performance, and beyond 🚀.

Announcements & Releases

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

Our benchmark results surprised even us - but even after testing with several configurations, we found Amazon Timestream slow, expensive, and missing key database capabilities like backups, restores, updates, and deletes.

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

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.

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Timescale Newsletter Roundup: October Edition

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

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

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

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.

Dev Q&A

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

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.

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Timescale Newsletter Roundup: September 2020 Edition

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 🚀.

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

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.

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Timescale Newsletter Roundup: August Edition

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 🎉

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

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

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Time-Series Analytics for PostgreSQL: Introducing the Timescale Analytics Project

12 things you need to know about time-series data

How to store time-series data in MongoDB, and why that’s a bad idea

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 5 PostgreSQL Extensions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 Reasons to Choose Timescale vs. Influx and AWS Timestream

Time-Series Analytics for PostgreSQL: Introducing the Timescale Analytics Project

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: December 2020 Edition

12 things you need to know about time-series data

How to store time-series data in MongoDB, and why that’s a bad idea

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: November Edition

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

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

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: October Edition

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

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

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

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: September 2020 Edition

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

Top 5 PostgreSQL Extensions

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: August Edition

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

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

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

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

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: July Edition

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

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

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

9 Reasons to Choose Timescale vs. Influx and AWS Timestream

Timescale Newsletter Roundup: June Edition