GridDB Cloud IoT Hackathon

About GridDB

GridDB is an open-source, high-performance time-series database optimized for the massive data streams generated by IoT devices and Big Data workloads.

A key part of GridDB's success is its nature of being a highly scalable and reliable solution for time-series data, combining blazing-fast performance for high-speed ingestion with a developer-friendly, SQL-like interface to simplify and accelerate your application development.

Learn more about GridDB using the Documentation Page

About GridDB Cloud

GridDB Cloud, offered by Toshiba Digital Solutions on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, is a fully managed, time-series database built for high-speed, scalable processing of IoT and big data workloads—featuring dual NoSQL/SQL interfaces, seamless integration with tools like Azure IoT Edge and Grafana, and an intuitive GUI for cluster management—while delivering key advantages such as reduced setup time and infrastructure costs, minimized operational overhead, flexible resource expansion to accommodate growing data volumes, and effortless integration with cloud-native applications, all within a globally available platform spanning 26 countries to support real-time analytics at enterprise scale.

Try GridDB Cloud on Azure Marketplace

About The Challenge

This Hackathon is a hybrid online/in-person which consists of two phases: the initial entry phase (online), and then the in-person phase for a select few finalists.

The teams who make it through the online selection process (finalists) will be invited to a 2-day in-person hackathon in India, hosted by Toshiba Software India Private Limited, where teams of developers will build fast, scalable, and real-time apps using GridDB Cloud—the fully managed time-series database for IoT and big data.

Please read rules for full details.

📅 Key Details

- Event format: Hybrid online & In-person
- Location: Davanam Sarovar Portico Suites in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Team size: 2-5 people per team
- # Participants: 5 of the best teams will be chosen as finalists and invited to the In-Person event

Dates:
- Online Submission Period: October 21, 2025 – December 14, 2025
- Judging Period to Select Finalists: December 15, 2025 – December 29, 2025
- Potential Finalists Announced: On or around December 30, 2025
- Self Development Time: January 02 – January 30, 2026
- In-Person Hackathon Event (for Finalists): January 31, 2026 – February 1, 2026, in Bengaluru, India.

Details are subject to change.