InfluxDB 3.5 has been released, offering significant enhancements to both its Core and Enterprise versions, including updates to the Explorer UI for improved data organization and querying. Notable features in this release are the introduction of Explorer Dashboards in beta, which allow users to save and manage preferred queries, and new cache querying capabilities that provide quick access to recent and unique time series data without full-table scans. The Core version remains free and open source, optimized for recent data, while the Enterprise version supports extensive historical queries, high availability, and multi-node deployments. The update also includes smarter operational tools for cluster management, such as queryable CLI parameters, manual node management, and tightened security with enhanced token permissions and TLS verification. These improvements aim to bolster performance, security, and ease of use for time series monitoring and analysis.