The developers at InfluxDB and Telegraf have released new versions, 1.8.0 for Telegraf and 1.6.3 for InfluxDB, with a focus on adding new features and improving performance. The Telegraf release includes the addition of plugins for Azure Monitor, VMware vSphere, Kafka, Splunk, ActiveMQ, Beanstalkd, File Count, Icinga2, Kibana, PgBouncer, Temperature, Tengine, VMware vSphere, X509 Cert, Enum, Parser, Rename, and Strings. Additionally, new processors have been added, including ValueCounter, which counts the occurrence of values in fields. The release also includes improvements to outputs, parsers, and serializers for better data processing and consumption. InfluxDB 1.6.3 brings maintenance updates, including fixes for inherited intervals, derivatives, and other functions, as well as improved query compilation.