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InfluxDB 3.0 is a versatile time series database built on top of the Apache ecosystem. The 3.0 product suite includes two cloud-based versions: InfluxDB Cloud Serverless, and InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated. For the purposes of this post, InfluxDB Cloud refers to these specific versions of InfluxDB. This post provides an update on the status of the client libraries for InfluxDB Cloud, as well as all the available resources to get started querying and writing data to InfluxDB.

Today, businesses and organizations rely heavily on metrics and analytics to make informed decisions. Metrics are important whether you’re a developer, a marketer, or the head of a company. One type of metric that is widely used is a time-series metric. Time-series metrics provide insights into how data changes over time. With time-series data, businesses can track trends, detect anomalies, and make predictions.

Telegraf is an open source plugin-driven agent for collecting, processing, aggregating, and writing time series data. Telegraf relies on user-provided configuration files to define the various plugins and flow of this data. These configurations may require secrets or other sensitive data. The new secret store plugin type allows a user to store secrets and reference those secrets in their Telegraf configuration file.

Recently, I wrote an article discussing why industrial organizations should migrate from legacy data historians to modern, open source technologies. The reasons for such a migration remain valid; however, it dawned on me that such a heavy-handed approach is not always right for every organization.

Cloud tools are becoming indispensable for modern-day FinOps. They can improve efficiency and agility and deliver better client results. But what native cloud tools are right for you, and how can they benefit FinOps? Let’s find out. When managing financial operations in your organization, using native cloud tools is a must. Let’s take a closer look at some key advantages.