InfluxDB is a game-changer in the world of data analytics that brings real-time capabilities to data lakes and data warehouses, enabling organizations to analyze data as it arrives, extract insights, detect anomalies, monitor performance, and respond swiftly to changing conditions. By standardizing on the Parquet file format, InfluxDB facilitates seamless data sharing across different systems, enhancing collaboration and interoperability. Its ability to provide millisecond query latencies on incoming data sets it apart from traditional architectures that focus on batch processing. With its integration with third-party providers like DataBricks, Snowflake, and Athena for Amazon, organizations can leverage specialized analytics tools and services, unlocking new possibilities for data analysis and insights. InfluxDB continues to evolve to meet the demands of data lake and data warehouse architectures, adding support for Apache Iceberg in the future, which promises enhanced data governance, improved data quality, and simplified data sharing across different systems.