
The neat thing about TimescaleDB being a PostgreSQL extension is that backup and streaming replication automatically apply to it: pg_basebackup will be able to backup data stored in TimescaleDB. Similarly, restore and point-in-time recovery also automatically apply.
…d that insights derived from processing data are valuable. Such insights are not all created equal. Some insights have much higher values shortly after it has happened and that value diminishes very fast with time. Stream Processing targets such scenarios. The key strength of stream processing is that it can provide insights faster, often within milliseconds to seconds.
All companies have growing pains. And because Uber grew so fast these growing pains are much more serious. Over the years we have neglected parts of our culture as we have focused on growth. We have failed to build some of the systems that every company needs to scale successfully. But wha…