Elasticsearch native vector database now supports bit vectors, SIMD acceleration, and int4 quantization. The new semantic_text field type makes generating embeddings simple. ES|QL has new query capabilities and an expanded UI in Kibana Discover.

Elastic Platform 8.14 includes ES|QL GA, the use of AI for pattern recognition in logs, API key based security model for remote clusters, encryption at rest with KMS keys, retrievers, several vector optimizations, and vector quantization by default.

The 8.12 release includes improved vector data handling with efficient search, query parallelization, enhanced pipeline features, remote search status, new maintenance windows, and ES|QL query editing in Dashboard.

Get started with ES|QL and learn how to use it to analyze, visualize, and get insights from your data. ES|QL accelerates your workflows by allowing you to create visualizations, calculations, and aggregations directly from one screen.

Elastic Stack 8.11 introduces an advanced query language known as ES|QL in the Discover application, making data exploration more straightforward and user friendly. The Elastic Learned Sparse EncodeR (ELSER) is now generally available.