How InfluxData Enhances Performance and Reliability in the Aerospace Industry

By Anna Hess / Product
Dec 06, 2024

The stakes are high in Aerospace manufacturing and operations. Aerospace systems are highly complex and require extremely precise engineering—every part of an aircraft or spacecraft must work together flawlessly, and error tolerance is minuscule. Ensuring that all components work perfectly under various conditions (pressure, temperature, vibration) is vital.

The cost of building and operating aerospace systems is enormous. From raw materials to labor, the financial investments are in the billions of dollars. A mistake in manufacturing or operations can lead to expensive delays, recalls, or even loss of equipment worth millions or billions.

Epsilon3 is purpose-built to help teams streamline complex work in aerospace and beyond.

Who is Epsilon3?

Epsilon3 is a software company on a mission to help teams manage complex operations in highly regulated industries like aerospace, energy, robotics, and manufacturing. Within aerospace, Epsilon3 is designed to streamline complex hardware engineering, component manufacturing, engine and flight testing, along with aerospace operations.

From prototype to production

When Epsilon3 set out to create a cutting-edge solution for the aerospace industry, their journey began with InfluxDB. Initially, they used the open-source version of InfluxDB to prototype their solution to help customers monitor and analyze satellite telemetry. It was an ideal choice for this phase because it was flexible and cost-effective, allowing their team to explore and refine their ideas.

As their customer base grew and demands for high availability and data governance took priority, the team needed a robust solution to meet these critical requirements.

Since their customers rely on critical time series data, Epsilon3 needed a commercial version of Influx with high availability. The Enterprise version offered real-time data monitoring, with no data loss.

How Epsilon3’s shift to InfluxDB Enterprise drove cost-effective innovation

“The significant cost savings stem from the fact that high availability is a necessity for us. We were faced with the choice of either building it ourselves or purchasing a solution.”
- Jon Cox, Senior Principal Software Engineer

As their projects advanced, the team briefly considered developing enterprise features in-house. However, after assessing the effort, time, and resources required, they realized that leveraging InfluxDB’s existing Enterprise capabilities was far more efficient and cost-effective. By opting for InfluxDB Enterprise, they gained access to a robust, scalable infrastructure and extensive support, which perfectly aligned with their technical and business needs. This decision allowed the team to focus on refining and delivering a high-quality product, rather than diverting energy into building complex features. Ultimately, it accelerated their development process, enhanced performance, and ensured their solution could reliably handle growing customer demands.

Why Epsilon3’s customers trust and value InfluxData

“For our customers, the familiarity and confidence they have in Influx is a big thing”
- Jon Cox, Senior Principal Software Engineer

One of the primary reasons customers are drawn to InfluxData is their familiarity and confidence in the platform. InfluxData’s strong reputation in the open source community gives engineers a reliable starting point when developing projects. This widespread recognition and active community support foster a sense of confidence in the platform’s capabilities. Customers know that with InfluxData, the critical task of data management is well taken care of, enabling them to concentrate on their core business operations without worrying about infrastructure. Additionally, InfluxData’s seamless transition from open source to enterprise solutions offers flexibility, allowing organizations to scale easily as their needs evolve, all while relying on a trusted platform they’ve come to know well. A balance of innovation and dependability is a major factor in the choice of InfluxData for Epsilon3’s team.

Impressive speed and efficiency

“People are quite impressed with the speed at which you can query lots of data in our application.”
- Jon Cox, Senior Principal Software Engineer

Another standout feature of InfluxDB that resonates with Epsilon3’s customers is its speed, particularly when querying large volumes of data. Seeing data in real-time enables the Epsilon team to help their customers perform complex queries with significant volume. InfluxDB’s operating speed and efficiency leaves a strong impression, enhancing overall customer experience and satisfaction.

Bring the power of InfluxData’s commercial solutions to your business

If you’re using the open source version of InfluxDB, you may be pleasantly surprised by how easy and cost-effective it is to transition to our commercial solutions. This is especially true for teams in the aerospace industry, where data fidelity and availability are crucial for safe operations. Reach out to us at InfluxData to explore what options are best for you.