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title: Resources | Tiger Data Docs
description: Curated reading list and references for Tiger Data 101
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A curated reference list for the Tiger Data 101 learning path — organized by topic.

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## Tiger Data Official Documentation

### Core concepts

- [Tiger Data Whitepaper](/learn/deep-dive/whitepaper/index.md) — deep-dive technical architecture
- [Glossary](/learn/glossary/index.md) — definitions for all key terms
- [Understand Capabilities](/learn/capabilities-and-comparison/understand-capabilities/index.md) — how TimescaleDB compares to alternatives

### Time-series fundamentals

- [Time-Series Basics](https://www.tigerdata.com/learn/time-series-basics) — what time-series data is and why it matters

### Hypertables

- [Understand hypertables](/learn/hypertables/understand-hypertables/index.md)
- [Create and Configure a hypertable](/learn/hypertables/creating-and-configuring-hypertables/index.md)
- [Partition a hypertable](/learn/hypertables/partitioning-hypertables/index.md)
- [hypertable Indexes](/learn/hypertables/hypertable-indexes/index.md)
- [Optimize Data in hypertables](/learn/hypertables/optimize-data-in-hypertables/index.md)

### Hypercore (columnar storage & compression)

- [Understand hypercore](/learn/columnar-storage/understand-hypercore/index.md)
- [Compression Methods in hypercore](/learn/columnar-storage/compression-methods/index.md)
- [hypercore Reference](/reference/timescaledb/hypercore/index.md)

### Continuous aggregates

- [Continuous Aggregates Overview](/reference/timescaledb/continuous-aggregates/index.md)
- [Understand Continuous Aggregates](/learn/continuous-aggregates/index.md)
- [Time and Continuous Aggregates](/learn/continuous-aggregates/time-and-continuous-aggregates/index.md)
- [Hierarchical Continuous Aggregates](/learn/continuous-aggregates/hierarchical-continuous-aggregates/index.md)
- [Real-Time Aggregates](/learn/continuous-aggregates/real-time-aggregates/index.md)
- [Materialized hypertables](/learn/continuous-aggregates/materialized-hypertables/index.md)

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## Tiger Data Blog

- [Start on Postgres, Scale on Postgres](https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/start-on-postgres-scale-on-postgres) — TimescaleDB's philosophy and growth path
- [Continuous Aggregate Refresh, Demystified: Invalidation, Lookback, and Late-arriving Data](https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/continuous-aggregate-refresh-demystified) — deep-dive on refresh mechanics

### Case studies

- [How ControlCom Turns 300+ Million Monthly Facility Data Points into Instant Answers with Tiger Data](https://www.tigerdata.com/blog/controlcom-case-study-tiger-data) — IoT & facility management
- [All Case Studies](https://www.tigerdata.com/case-studies) — implementations across industries

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## External Resources

### PostgreSQL foundations

- [PostgreSQL Documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/) — official Postgres reference
- [PostgreSQL Tutorial](https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/) — beginner-friendly SQL and Postgres fundamentals

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## Learning Path Reference

| # | Module                                                                                                               | Topic                                                      | Time             |
| - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| 1 | [What is TimescaleDB?](/learn/tiger-data-academy/tiger-data-101/what-is-timescaledb/index.md)                        | Introduction, architecture, key features                   | 12–15 min        |
| 2 | [Working with Time-Series Data](/learn/tiger-data-academy/tiger-data-101/working-with-time-series-data/index.md)     | Data modeling and characteristics                          | 8–10 min         |
| 3 | [Hypertables](/learn/tiger-data-academy/tiger-data-101/hypertables/index.md)                                         | Partitioning, indexing, optimization                       | 10–12 min        |
| 4 | [Hypercore](/learn/tiger-data-academy/tiger-data-101/hypercore/index.md)                                             | Columnar storage and compression                           | 8–10 min         |
| 5 | [Continuous Aggregates](/learn/tiger-data-academy/tiger-data-101/continuous-aggregates/index.md)                     | Materialized rollups and refresh policies                  | 10–12 min        |
| 6 | [Putting TimescaleDB Into Action](/learn/tiger-data-academy/tiger-data-101/putting-timescaledb-into-action/index.md) | Production design patterns and case studies                | 10–12 min        |
| 7 | [TimescaleDB Core Use Cases](/learn/tiger-data-academy/tiger-data-101/use-cases/index.md)                            | IoT, financial, analytics, industrial, APM, infrastructure | 8–10 min         |
|   | **Total course time:**                                                                                               |                                                            | **\~60 minutes** |

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## Getting Started Next

Ready to dive deeper?

- [Build tutorials](/build/index.md) — hands-on projects and quickstarts
- [Tiger Data blog](https://www.tigerdata.com/blog) — deep-dives and company updates
- [Community support](https://www.tigerdata.com/community) — join the TimescaleDB community