We hold monthly Tech Talks that explain the project's technical underpinnings. You can register for the [InfluxDB IOx Tech Talks here](https://www.influxdata.com/community-showcase/influxdb-tech-talks/), or you can find links to previous sessions below:
* December 2020: Rusty Introduction to Apache Arrow [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQFjKa9vKhM)
* Jan 2021: Data Lifecycle in InfluxDB IOx & How it Uses Object Storage for Persistence [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwdPifHC1Gc)
* February 2021: Intro to the InfluxDB IOx Read Buffer [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KslD31VNqPU) [slides](https://www.slideshare.net/influxdata/influxdb-iox-tech-talks-intro-to-the-influxdb-iox-read-buffer-a-readoptimized-inmemory-query-execution-engine)
* March 2021: Query Engine Design and the Rust-Based DataFusion in Apache Arrow [recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6eCAVEk4kU) [slides](https://www.slideshare.net/influxdata/influxdb-iox-tech-talks-query-engine-design-and-the-rustbased-datafusion-in-apache-arrow-244161934)