<blockquote>
  <p>What does using a time series data store mean for CI?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Nothing in the context of that job description.  CI and time series databases are separate entries in the list.  To put it another way:</p>

<pre><code>infrastructure_pieces = [
    'CI servers',
    'push button deploys',
    'time series data stores',
    'metrics dashboards',
    'centralized logging',
]

for infrastructure_piece in infrastructure_pieces:
    assert(candidate.important_of(infrastructure_piece) == 'CRITICAL')
</code></pre>

<p>That is, the job involves maintaining CI, but it also involves monitoring production servers and applications using TSDBs, and various other activities.</p>

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2018-01-26T23:33:12.867Z
2018-01-26T23:33:12.867Z
Xiong Chiamiov
<p>Since time series datastores are indexed by timestamps they can be very useful in a CI/CD environment, depending on what kind of information they store, for things like:</p>

<ul>
<li>incident analysis and management</li>
<li>service operation and SLAs monitoring</li>
<li>overall SDLC pipeline performance/efficiency analysis and improvements</li>
<li>resource capacity planning</li>
<li>budget and ROI computations</li>
</ul>

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2018-01-25T17:53:55.493Z
2018-01-25T17:53:55.493Z
Dan Cornilescu
<p>From reading this <a href="https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Workday/job/Ireland-Dublin/DevOps-Engineer---Syman-Search-Dublin_JR-18369" rel="nofollow noreferrer">job ad</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>You believe CI servers, push button deploys, <strong>time series data stores</strong>,
  metrics dashboards, and centralized logging are not just “nice to
  haves” they are critical pieces of infrastructure that rapidly pay for
  themselves.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What does using a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_series_database" rel="nofollow noreferrer">time series data store</a> mean for CI?</p>

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Time series data stores in CI context - meaning?
Ta Mu
# Time series data stores in CI context - meaning?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-25)

From reading this [job ad](https://workday.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Workday/job/Ireland-Dublin/DevOps-Engineer---Syman-Search-Dublin_JR-18369):

> You believe CI servers, push button deploys, **time series data stores**,
> metrics dashboards, and centralized logging are not just “nice to
> haves” they are critical pieces of infrastructure that rapidly pay for
> themselves.

What does using a [time series data store](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_series_database) mean for CI?

**Tags:** continuous-integration, terminology


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-26. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

What does using a time series data store mean for CI?

Nothing in the context of that job description.  CI and time series databases are separate entries in the list.  To put it another way:
infrastructure_pieces = [
    'CI servers',
    'push button deploys',
    'time series data stores',
    'metrics dashboards',
    'centralized logging',
]

for infrastructure_piece in infrastructure_pieces:
    assert(candidate.important_of(infrastructure_piece) == 'CRITICAL')

That is, the job involves maintaining CI, but it also involves monitoring production servers and applications using TSDBs, and various other activities.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-01-25. Score: 1

Since time series datastores are indexed by timestamps they can be very useful in a CI/CD environment, depending on what kind of information they store, for things like:

* incident analysis and management
* service operation and SLAs monitoring
* overall SDLC pipeline performance/efficiency analysis and improvements
* resource capacity planning
* budget and ROI computations


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