In this post, we recap the most interesting InfluxDB and TICK-stack related issues, workarounds for Kapacitor performing queries, how-tos and Q&A from GitHub, IRC, and the InfluxDB Google Group that might have been missed. Automating successive aggregations with Kapacitor is possible using Continuous Queries, but it's recommended to use Kapacitor instead due to its limitations. To write integers to the database, append an 'i' to the field value in the Line Protocol. When writing identifiers with double quotes, both escaping and quoting are necessary for correct querying. The post also provides recommendations for InfluxDB clustering, downloading the latest beta version, scheduling a consultation, and attending virtual training seminars.