OpenTSDB

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Key facts

First appeared
2010
Category
database
Problem solved
OpenTSDB was created to address the significant challenges of storing, indexing, and querying vast quantities of high-resolution time-series data (e.g., system metrics, application performance data) efficiently and scalably. Traditional relational databases struggled with the write throughput, storage requirements, and aggregation performance needed for internet-scale metric collection, while early NoSQL solutions often lacked specialized time-series indexing and querying capabilities for tag-based metrics.
Platforms
macos, android, linux, windows, Linux, Unix-like systems (where Java and the Hadoop/HBase ecosystem can run), unix, web

Related technologies

Notable users

  • StumbleUpon (original developer and early adopter)
  • Adobe
  • T-Mobile
  • Many large enterprises with significant infrastructure and application monitoring needs (often on-premise or in private clouds)