Learn How to Build a Time Series Database

The blog post by Phillip Tribble explores the construction and functionality of a time series database using KairosDB on top of ScyllaDB, emphasizing its relevance for IoT devices and data analytics. KairosDB, a swift and open-source time series database, utilizes ScyllaDB as a storage backend, facilitating data ingestion through various protocols like Telnet, Rest, and Graphite, and offering a user-friendly web interface for query execution. The blog highlights the importance of designing an efficient database schema with a suitable primary key to optimize performance and avoid issues like data hotspots. It further underscores ScyllaDB's capability to handle data at scale with high performance and low latency, backed by benchmarks, and encourages readers to explore additional resources for a deeper understanding of the integration between KairosDB and ScyllaDB.