InfluxData has announced the general availability of its modern, open-source platform for metrics and events, version 1.3, which can now handle a billion unique time series, making it easier to manage ephemeral data in applications built with containers, microservices, and sensors. The platform provides a comprehensive set of tools and services for accumulating, analyzing, and acting on data through powerful visualizations and notifications. New features include Time Series Indexing, Highly Availability Anomaly Detection, Query Language Improvements, and Automatic Cluster Rebalancing, which enhance developer productivity and operational scaling and availability. With this release, InfluxData delivers on its promise of providing a modern engine for metrics and events with rapid time to value and extreme scale.