E337 - Nanoseconds Matter - InfluxDB and the Future of Real-Time Data

#337: Time series databases have become essential infrastructure for the physical AI revolution. As automation extends into manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, the demand for high-resolution, low-latency data has shifted from milliseconds to nanoseconds. The difference between a general-purpose database and a specialized time series solution is the difference between a minivan and an F1 car - both will get around the track, but only one is built for the demands of real-time operational workloads.

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