In a recent podcast discussion with The New Stack, Paul Dix, Founder and CTO of InfluxData, discussed the growing need for time series databases, citing millions of downloads and enterprise customers. He also highlighted the importance of understanding data in a time dimension, suggesting that the time series space is just beginning to be explored. Additionally, Dix shared information about Flux, InfluxData's new query and scripting language for time series data, which is expected to play a key role in this growing field.