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When Boring is Awesome: Building a Scalable Time-Series Database on PostgreSQL

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Ajay Kulkarni
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2,063
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English
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Summary

TimescaleDB is a new open-source time-series database optimized for fast ingest and complex queries. It is built on PostgreSQL, packaged as an extension, and scales horizontally while supporting normal SQL and all the features expected from a relational database. The key benefits of TimescaleDB include its compatibility with existing clients, connectors, and BI tools; scalability through horizontal scale-out, automatic space/time partitioning, and distributed query optimizations for time-series data; and reliability due to its foundation on PostgreSQL's 20+ years of work in reliability and tooling. TimescaleDB is designed to be easy to use, especially for those familiar with SQL or PostgreSQL.

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