Texas Instruments, a company that makes calculators among other electronic systems, uses InfluxDB to monitor and analyze data from its manufacturing processes. Michael Hinkle, a supervisor at Texas Instruments, was impressed by the ease-of-use of InfluxDB after initially using it to monitor his daughter's pulse oximeter. He implemented InfluxDB in his work to improve data-driven decision-making, particularly for understanding production levels and tool utilization. However, he encountered challenges such as data retention policies and integrating with other tools like Grafana, and is now interested in learning more about Flux and advanced analytics.