Additional SQL functions and table structures provide support for time series data oriented towards storage, performance, and analysis facilities for data-at-scale.
[10] Time-based data partitioning provides for improved query execution and performance when used for time oriented applications.
[12] TimescaleDB is offered as open source software under the Apache 2.0 license.
Additional features are offered in a community edition as source available software under the Timescale License Agreement (TLS).
[13] Timescale was founded by Ajay Kulkarni (CEO)[14] and Michael J. Freedman (CTO) in response to their need for a database solution to support internet of things workloads.