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Date Published
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Al Sargent
Word count
1536
Language
English
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None

Summary

InfluxDB Cloud is now available on Microsoft Azure East US, located in Virginia, USA, expanding its presence to two continents - Europe and North America, with five locations across three major cloud providers. This expansion brings InfluxDB Cloud's time series data platform to customers seeking storage in the United States, offering effortless scaling, flexible pricing, and integration with Azure time series data. The service can be accessed through a step-by-step sign-up process, and users can customize their experience with tailored code snippets for Azure US East. InfluxDB Cloud integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Azure products, allowing users to ingest data from various sources, including Telegraf, Flux, and SQL databases, and analyze time series data using advanced functions like statistical analysis and forecasting. The service also supports sending alerts to popular messaging platforms and pulling data into custom applications. Additionally, InfluxDB Cloud will soon be available in the Azure Marketplace, allowing users to consolidate their Azure expenses and take advantage of committed use discounts.