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InfluxDB 2.0’s Checks and Notifications system is likely the most powerful and flexible system available for creating alerts based on time series data. To get the most out of the system, it is helpful to understand the different pieces and how they fit together. After reading this article, you should be able to create precise alerting using the InfluxDB 2.0 User Interface (UI), as well as be able to extend and customize the system to suit your specific needs.

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week we explore the rising scope of location intelligence in improving the overall customer experience.

Data is the backbone of any organization. Good data supports the business and helps ensure smart business decisions are made. Bad data, on the other hand… well, you don’t want bad data. But how do you make sure you have accurate and valid data? Data validation and testing are great places to start.

Creating dashboards is quicker and easier than before with a new streamlined navigation experience, now available in Kibana 7.12. This dashboard-first approach makes it simple for you to create and add visualizations without leaving your dashboard-building flow. Get started directly from a Kibana dashboard with a few simple steps: Select Create Panel and choose what type of visual you want to build.

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, but from necessity also comes innovation. If history has taught us anything, it’s that some of the biggest and best business transformations have arisen from tough times. Over the last year, unsurprisingly one area that has seen a tremendous upheaval is the idea of work and how businesses engage with their workforce.

In March, we released Telegraf 1.18, which included a wide range of new input and output plugins. One exciting new addition was an XML Parser Plugin that added support for another input data format to parse into InfluxDB metrics.

SAN FRANCISCO — April 14, 2021 — InfluxData, creator of the leading time series database InfluxDB, today announced the general availability of InfluxDB Notebooks, a new capability that improves communication for software development teams, ultimately enhancing productivity within InfluxDB Cloud. InfluxDB Notebooks is the first of the company’s new capabilities designed to make it easier for developers to collaborate around time series data within the platform.