What is the primary function of Time Series Insights?

The primary function of Time Series Insights is to provide real-time analytics for time-stamped data generated by IoT devices. This service allows developers and businesses to visualize and analyze large volumes of time series data, enabling them to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies over time. It offers features such as advanced analytics capabilities, visualizations, and tools designed specifically to handle time series data, which is crucial for understanding how metrics change over time.

While event ingestion, data storage, and device connection are important parts of the overall IoT solution ecosystem and handled by different Azure services, they are not the main focus of Time Series Insights. The service is designed to concentrate on analyzing and providing insights into time-oriented data, making it particularly valuable for scenarios such as monitoring the performance of devices, detecting issues in real time, and making data-driven decisions based on historical data trends.