Tiger Data 101
Comprehensive learning path for Tiger Data and real-time analytics
Tiger Data 101
Section titled “Tiger Data 101”Welcome to Tiger Data 101, a comprehensive learning path covering the essential concepts and skills you need to get started with TimescaleDB and Tiger Cloud.
Course learning objectives
Section titled “Course learning objectives”By completing this course, you will be able to:
- Define TimescaleDB and identify its key architecture components (Remember/Understand)
- Explain time-series data concepts and why TimescaleDB is optimized for this data type (Understand)
- Describe the role of hypertables, hypercore, and Continuous Aggregates in TimescaleDB (Understand)
- Implement the Tiger Data CLI and MCP server in your own workspace (Apply)
- Apply TimescaleDB concepts to design solutions for time-series data storage and analysis (Apply)
- Apply Data Lifecycle strategies to practice good data hygiene and fundamentals in your organization (Apply)
Course modules
Section titled “Course modules”An introduction to TimescaleDB
Section titled “An introduction to TimescaleDB”Putting TimescaleDB into action
Section titled “Putting TimescaleDB into action”Table of contents
Section titled “Table of contents”| # | Module | Topic | Estimated Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is TimescaleDB? | Introduction, architecture, key features | 12–15 min |
| 2 | Working with Time-Series Data | Data modeling and characteristics | 8–10 min |
| 3 | Hypertables | Partitioning, indexing, optimization | 10–12 min |
| 4 | Hypercore | Columnar storage and compression | 8–10 min |
| 5 | Continuous Aggregates | Materialized rollups and refresh policies | 10–12 min |
| 6 | Putting TimescaleDB Into Action | Production design patterns and case studies | 10–12 min |
| 7 | TimescaleDB Core Use Cases | IoT, financial, analytics, industrial, APM, infrastructure | 8–10 min |
| 8 | Resources | Full curated reading and reference list | Reference |
| Total course time: | ~60 minutes |
Getting started
Section titled “Getting started”Start with the first module or jump to a topic that interests you:
- New to time-series databases? Start with What is TimescaleDB?
- Want to understand the core features? Read about Hypertables, Hypercore, and Continuous Aggregates
- Looking for real-world examples? Explore TimescaleDB Core Use Cases
Additional resources
Section titled “Additional resources”- Tiger Data Docs — Full documentation for TimescaleDB and Tiger Cloud
- Build tutorials — Hands-on projects and quickstarts
- Case studies — Real-world implementations across industries