Riak TS
Riak TS is a distributed NoSQL time-series database built on Riak KV, designed specifically for storing and querying time-series data at scale. It provides high availability, fault tolerance, and linear scalability by distributing data across a cluster of nodes, making it suitable for IoT, sensor data, and financial applications. The database uses a SQL-like query language for time-series operations and supports automatic data expiration based on timestamps.
Developers should use Riak TS when building applications that require efficient storage and retrieval of large volumes of timestamped data, such as IoT sensor readings, monitoring metrics, or financial tick data. It is ideal for scenarios demanding high write throughput, low-latency queries, and operational simplicity in distributed environments, as it handles data distribution and replication automatically without complex sharding setups.