diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 652d33625a..2afcc41127 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ InfluxDB IOx aims to be: Persistence is through Parquet files in object storage. It is a design goal to support integration with other big data systems through object storage and Parquet specifically. + For more details on the motivation behind the project and some of our goals, read through the [InfluxDB IOx announcement blog post](https://www.influxdata.com/blog/announcing-influxdb-iox/). If you prefer a video that covers a little bit of InfluxDB history and high level goals for [InfluxDB IOx you can watch Paul Dix's announcement talk from InfluxDays NA 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnwkAAyMp18). For more details on the motivation behind the selection of [Apache Arrow, Flight and Parquet, read this](https://www.influxdata.com/blog/apache-arrow-parquet-flight-and-their-ecosystem-are-a-game-changer-for-olap/).