For similar capabilities to Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics, consider Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB. It offers simplified data ingestion and single-digit millisecond query response times for real-time analytics. Learn more [here](https://docs.amazonaws.cn//timestream/latest/developerguide/timestream-for-influxdb.html).

# Setting up the Timestream for LiveAnalytics ODBC driver
Driver setup

## Set up access to Timestream for LiveAnalytics in your Amazon account
Set up access

If you haven't already set up your Amazon account to work with Timestream for LiveAnalytics, follow the insructions in [Accessing Timestream for LiveAnalytics](accessing.md).

## Install the ODBC driver on your system
Install the ODBC driver

Download the appropriate Timestream ODBC driver installer for your system from the [ODBC GitHub repository](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/releases), and follow the installation instructions that apply to your system:.
+ [Windows installation guide](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/windows-installation-guide.md)
+ [MacOS installation guide](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/macOS-installation-guide.md)
+ [Linux installation guide](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/linux-installation-guide.md)

## Set up a data source name (DSN) for the ODBC driver
Set up DSN

Follow the instructions in the DSN configuration guide for your system:
+ [Windows DSN configuration](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/windows-dsn-configuration.md)
+ [MacOS DSN configuration](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/macOS-dsn-configuration.md)
+ [Linux DSN configuration](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/linux-dsn-configuration.md)

## Set up your business intelligence (BI) application to work with the ODBC driver
Set up BI applications

Here are instructions for setting several common BI applications to work with the ODBC driver:
+ [Setting up Microsoft Power BI.](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/microsoft-power-bi.md)
+ [Setting up Microsoft Excel](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/microsoft-excel.md)
+ [Setting up Tableau](https://github.com/awslabs/amazon-timestream-odbc-driver/blob/main/docs/markdown/setup/tableau.md)

For other applications