InfluxDB's new IOx database engine enables the handling of various unique time series workloads, including metrics, raw events, tracing, and logs. Metrics are polled at fixed intervals to gain visibility into systems or data sources, while raw events allow for real-time analysis without polling. Tracing is enabled with the InfluxDB IOx engine, which solves the cardinality problem that affected previous versions. Logs can also be handled by InfluxDB IOx, although it's not yet optimized for log workloads. The new engine maximizes the number and type of time series workloads available in a single database, unlocking previously difficult use cases and making them performant.