Amazon Timestream
Time series database
A managed time series database for data measured over time (metrics, sensors). It currently includes Timestream for InfluxDB (managed InfluxDB); Timestream for LiveAnalytics no longer accepts new customers.
- Cost$$ Medium
- Difficulty●●●●●
- Costs money when idle?Yes
- Managed by AWS
- In examsSAA
Think of it asLike a temperature log recorded every minute that you can flip through by time very quickly.
When to use it
✓ Use it when
Storing and querying metrics and IoT data over time, near-real-time dashboards.
✗ Avoid it when
You only need AWS system metrics → CloudWatch; Prometheus metrics → Managed Service for Prometheus.
Common uses
- Industrial IoT sensor data
- Self-collected application metrics
- Real-time Grafana dashboards
What does it cost?
- Pricing model: Timestream for InfluxDB is charged per instance hour and GB of provisioned storage.
Related services
SAA-C03 study guide
Timestream is covered in these study modules: