Elastic 8.16 includes many high-impact capabilities, including Elastic being the first vector database with BBQ (Better Binary Quantization), LLM observability for Amazon Bedrock, extended cloud security provider integrations, and more.
Solutions
Elasticsearch achieves Certified Software Solution status for Microsoft Azure
Elastic has achieved another significant milestone by becoming a Certified Software Solution for Microsoft Azure. This rigorous validation process ensures that Elastic adheres to Microsoft’s high standards for security, performance, and reliability.
Elastic Observability 8.16: Enhanced OpenTelemetry support, advanced log analytics, and streamlined onboarding
Elastic Observability 8.16 introduces enhancements to LLM observability, OpenTelemetry for Kubernetes via EDOT, and streamlined onboarding processes — simplifying setup and providing deeper insights into traditional and AI-powered apps.
Securing the edge: Harnessing Falco's power with Elastic Security for cloud workload protection
Our latest integration of Falco with Elastic Security enhances our ability to detect threats at the edge, directly where they occur. Learn how we've extended Elastic's capabilities by adding connectors specifically for Falco.
Elastic Stack + Cloud
Elastic is expanding cloud capabilities via a serverless product on Microsoft Azure. This new solution simplifies deployment, scales automatically, and integrates seamlessly with Azure services, enhancing performance and reducing management overhead.
Elastic’s new AI Assistant for Search will be available soon. It can use Azure OpenAI models to be the built-in copilot for developers building with Elasticsearch from within Kibana to make interactions within Elastic smoother and more intuitive.
Elastic Security introduces extended cloud protections, integrating CNCF open source tools. Falco for runtime security enhances Cloud Detection and Response capabilities, offering flexible integration options and centralized analysis.
Elastic is announcing the ability for resellers to streamline lifecycle management of Elastic solutions through ArrowSphere — a global platform that will simplify how resellers access, manage, and optimize Elastic solutions on behalf of customers.
Customers
Patently uses solutions to transform how inventors, IP professionals, legal teams, and executives think about patents. With features like AI and NLP, Patently offers integrated tools for collaboration when searching, evaluating, and drafting patents.
Proficio revolutionized its cybersecurity operations with AI-driven analytics in Elastic Cloud on AWS. This partnership enhanced threat detection, reduced investigation time, and improved analyst support, bolstering defenses while cutting costs.