# Best Approach for Calculating a Running 5-Minute Average for 100K Tags

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, scripting\
**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-approach-for-calculating-a-running-5-minute-average-for-100k-tags/102880 "2025-02-26T07:15:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-approach-for-calculating-a-running-5-minute-average-for-100k-tags/102880/3 "2025-02-26T14:38:55Z")

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I'll add option #4.  
Use a java concurrent queue: [Java concurrent queue for tag change scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-concurrent-queue-for-tag-change-scripts/82044) rather than doing the calculation on the tag change script.

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