Shay Banon

Unlock the full potential of Elastic Stack for search, analytics, security, and observability and manage substantial data workloads in both on-premise and cloud environments Key Features Explore the diverse capabilities of the Elastic Stack through a comprehensive set of recipes Build search applications, analyze your data, and observe cloud-native applications Harness powerful machine learning and AI features to create data science and search applications Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionLearn how to make the most of the Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) products—including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Elastic Agent, and Logstash—to take data reliably and securely from any source, in any format, and then search, analyze, and visualize it in real-time. This cookbook takes a practical approach to unlocking the full potential of Elastic Stack through detailed recipes step by step. Starting with installing and ingesting data using Elastic Agent and Beats, this book guides you through data transformation and enrichment with various Elastic components and explores the latest advancements in search applications, including semantic search and Generative AI. You'll then visualize and explore your data and create dashboards using Kibana. As you progress, you'll advance your skills with machine learning for data science, get to grips with natural language processing, and discover the power of vector search. The book covers Elastic Observability use cases for log, infrastructure, and synthetics monitoring, along with essential strategies for securing the Elastic Stack. Finally, you'll gain expertise in Elastic Stack operations to effectively monitor and manage your system.What you will learn Discover techniques for collecting data from diverse sources Visualize data and create dashboards using Kibana to extract business insights Explore machine learning, vector search, and AI capabilities of Elastic Stack Handle data transformation and data formatting Build search solutions from the ingested data Leverage data science tools for in-depth data exploration Monitor and manage your system with Elastic Stack Who this book is forThis book is for Elastic Stack users, developers, observability practitioners, and data professionals ranging from beginner to expert level. If you’re a developer, you’ll benefit from the easy-to-follow recipes for using APIs and features to build powerful applications, and if you’re an observability practitioner, this book will help you with use cases covering APM, Kubernetes, and cloud monitoring. For data engineers and AI enthusiasts, the book covers dedicated recipes on vector search and machine learning. No prior knowledge of the Elastic Stack is required.

"This book delves into the practical applications of vector search in Elastic and embodies a broader philosophy. It underscores the importance of search in the age of Generative Al and Large Language Models. This narrative goes beyond the 'how' to address the 'why' - highlighting our belief in the transformative power of search and our dedication to pushing boundaries to meet and exceed customer expectations." Shay Banon Founder & CTO at Elastic Key Features Install, configure, and optimize the ChatGPT-Elasticsearch plugin with a focus on vector data Learn how to load transformer models, generate vectors, and implement vector search with Elastic Develop a practical understanding of vector search, including a review of current vector databases Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionWhile natural language processing (NLP) is largely used in search use cases, this book aims to inspire you to start using vectors to overcome equally important domain challenges like observability and cybersecurity. The chapters focus mainly on integrating vector search with Elastic to enhance not only their search but also observability and cybersecurity capabilities. The book, which also features a foreword written by the founder of Elastic, begins by teaching you about NLP and the functionality of Elastic in NLP processes. Here you’ll delve into resource requirements and find out how vectors are stored in the dense-vector type along with specific page cache requirements for fast response times. As you advance, you’ll discover various tuning techniques and strategies to improve machine learning model deployment, including node scaling, configuration tuning, and load testing with Rally and Python. You’ll also cover techniques for vector search with images, fine-tuning models for improved performance, and the use of clip models for image similarity search in Elasticsearch. Finally, you’ll explore retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and learn to integrate ChatGPT with Elasticsearch to leverage vectorized data, ELSER's capabilities, and RRF's refined search mechanism. By the end of this NLP book, you’ll have all the necessary skills needed to implement and optimize vector search in your projects with Elastic.What you will learn Optimize performance by harnessing the capabilities of vector search Explore image vector search and its applications Detect and mask personally identifiable information Implement log prediction for next-generation observability Use vector-based bot detection for cybersecurity Visualize the vector space and explore Search.Next with Elastic Implement a RAG-enhanced application using Streamlit Who this book is forIf you're a data professional with experience in Elastic observability, search, or cybersecurity and are looking to expand your knowledge of vector search, this book is for you. This book provides practical knowledge useful for search application owners, product managers, observability platform owners, and security operations center professionals. Experience in Python, using machine learning models, and data management will help you get the most out of this book.

Use the Elastic Stack for search, security, and observability-related use cases while working with large amounts of data on-premise and on the cloudKey FeaturesLearn the core components of the Elastic Stack and how they work togetherBuild search experiences, monitor and observe your environments, and defend your organization from cyber attacksGet to grips with common architecture patterns and best practices for successfully deploying the Elastic StackBook DescriptionThe Elastic Stack helps you work with massive volumes of data to power use cases in the search, observability, and security solution areas.This three-part book starts with an introduction to the Elastic Stack with high-level commentary on the solutions the stack can be leveraged for. The second section focuses on each core component, giving you a detailed understanding of the component and the role it plays. You'll start by working with Elasticsearch to ingest, search, analyze, and store data for your use cases. Next, you'll look at Logstash, Beats, and Elastic Agent as components that can collect, transform, and load data. Later chapters help you use Kibana as an interface to consume Elastic solutions and interact with data on Elasticsearch. The last section explores the three main use cases offered on top of the Elastic Stack. You'll start with a full-text search and look at real-world outcomes powered by search capabilities. Furthermore, you'll learn how the stack can be used to monitor and observe large and complex IT environments. Finally, you'll understand how to detect, prevent, and respond to security threats across your environment. The book ends by highlighting architecture best practices for successful Elastic Stack deployments.By the end of this book, you'll be able to implement the Elastic Stack and derive value from it.What you will learnConfigure Elasticsearch clusters with different node types for various architecture patternsIngest different data sources into Elasticsearch using Logstash, Beats, and Elastic AgentBuild use cases on Kibana including data visualizations, dashboards, machine learning jobs, and alertsDesign powerful search experiences on top of your data using the Elastic StackSecure your organization and learn how the Elastic SIEM and Endpoint Security capabilities can helpExplore common architectural considerations for accommodating more complex requirementsWho this book is forDevelopers and solutions architects looking to get hands-on experience with search, security, and observability-related use cases on the Elastic Stack will find this book useful. This book will also help tech leads and product owners looking to understand the value and outcomes they can derive for their organizations using Elastic technology. No prior knowledge of the Elastic Stack is required.