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InfluxDB 3.6 is now available for both Core and Enterprise. This release introduces the 1.4 update to InfluxDB 3 Explorer, featuring the beta launch of Ask AI, along with new capabilities for simple startup and expanded functionality in the Processing Engine. InfluxDB 3 Core is free and open source, optimized for recent data, and licensed under MIT and Apache 2. InfluxDB 3 Enterprise extends Core with long-term data retention, clustering, fine-grained security, and management capabilities.

The financial services industry is undergoing a major transformation. According to the McKinsey & Company 2025 Global Payments Report, digital payments continue to dominate, generating approximately $2.5 trillion in revenue from around $2.0 quadrillion in value flows across 3.6 trillion transactions worldwide. In another survey conducted by JP Morgan says that, more than 30 percent of financial professionals reported that faster payments are having a positive impact on their organizations in 2025.

With AI the centerpiece of technology and innovation today, energy efficient computing is quietly becoming one of the most urgent challenges. In this article, we will discuss what makes energy efficient computing relevant for your organization, especially when modern resource-intensive AI workloads play an important role in driving your business operations and services.

DZone’s 2025 Intelligent Observability Trend Report captures a real inflection point: teams are shifting from “more data” to outcome-driven practices that improve resilience and accountability. The survey was gathered between August 28 and September 25, 2025, from a global pool of developers, architects, and IT professionals.

A data analyst opens a new AI tool and spends 30 seconds generating a complex visualization of quarterly revenue trends. Chart duly generated, they have to decide: could they present this chart directly to their CEO?