InfluxDB is a popular choice for handling time series data in the Internet of Things (IoT) due to its ability to handle huge amounts of sensor data. IoT devices, such as smart home thermostats and industrial manufacturing equipment, generate large amounts of time series data that InfluxDB can store and analyze. To incorporate InfluxDB into an IoT system, companies can install it at the edge or use Telegraf on edge devices to collect data for cloud-based computation. InfluxDB supports working with MQTT in two key ways, collecting data from a broker and sending data back to it, allowing for automation and machine-to-machine communication. The platform offers various options for sending data from an MQTT broker to InfluxDB, including Telegraf's plugin and InfluxDB's MQTT Native Collector, which provides a fully managed cloud-based solution.