The main use case for Elastic Search is mainly for log management.
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Log management capabilities impress but setup presents challenges
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
I appreciate the indexing capabilities and the speed of indexing in their product, which demonstrates how quickly logs are collected and stored. The search capabilities are also valuable.
What needs improvement?
The architecture of Elastic Search could be improved as it is complicated for most general users to build up the environment and maintain the cluster.
Currently, I do not have suggestions for additional functions that could be added to the product.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Elastic Search for about two years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
I usually use Elastic Search on-premises, which introduces complexity in deployment. Using the cloud version would reduce the complexity of setting up.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability for Elastic Search as eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability as eight.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate technical support from Elastic Search as three out of ten.
The main issue is a general sum of all factors. Being based in Hong Kong means I can only assess the service in my region and cannot speak for other regions based on my experience.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Negative
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am currently working with multiple solutions including Elastic Search, Splunk, and Graylog.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for Elastic Search is complex.
What other advice do I have?
The real-time analytics capabilities depend on whether you use the paid version or open-source version.
I work with SME users of Elastic Search, though the solution can technically support enterprise customers.
I have not extensively used AI technology with Elastic Search.
I can recommend Elastic Search to other users.
The pricing for Elastic Search rates as four out of ten. Overall, I would rate Elastic Search as seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Effective unstructured data management with room for large-scale optimization
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case for Elasticsearch is to serve as a non-SQL database platform to replace traditional SQL processes. It is used in situations where unstructured data needs to be studied and searched.
How has it helped my organization?
Elasticsearch has been helpful due to its ability to handle unstructured data effectively compared to SQL. It provides a fast and interesting search capability which is advantageous for our needs.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Elasticsearch is its convenience in handling unstructured data, making it easy to use.
What needs improvement?
Elasticsearch could be improved in terms of scalability. If the database becomes too large, its efficiency is not as good as SQL. Additionally, the initial setup could be a little easier.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Elasticsearch for about two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have faced shutdown issues, but these are mostly related to problems with our own machines and not due to Elasticsearch itself.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Elasticsearch is not scalable when dealing with very large databases. The efficiency decreases for huge databases because it deals with unstructured data, which presents an inherent problem.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is of medium difficulty since it requires some understanding of the disk and related concepts.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Elasticsearch can be expensive. It requires some support and unlocking of features.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Elasticsearch for anyone looking to build a simple database, as it should be a top choice.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Real-time search and enhances decision-making but demands optimization
How has it helped my organization?
Using real-time search functionality to support operational decisions has been helpful. However, it is not functioning correctly, as the real-time search consumes significant system resources.
What is most valuable?
The search feature is one of the valuable features of Elasticsearch.
What needs improvement?
There are areas for improvement in Elasticsearch.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The real-time search functionality is not operational due to its impact on system resources. There are some stability issues.
How are customer service and support?
My overall experience with support was positive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex.
What about the implementation team?
I do not have specific details about the implementation team. The process might require certain expertise.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is not cheap and is expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I compared the differences between Elastic and other SIEM solutions.
What other advice do I have?
I am more like an implementer than a customer.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Easy to use but room for improvement in stability
What is our primary use case?
We save credentials, new account information, logs from Palantir Panorama, Firefox logs, traffic logs, GlobalProtect logs from our servers, and Active Directory new users. We're still improving this, but not very fast.
What is most valuable?
I appreciate that Elastic Enterprise Search is easy to use and that we have people on our team who are able to manage it effectively.
What needs improvement?
We are keeping an eye on other products like QRadar and Splunk in case they offer features that would benefit our company.
We currently use the free version of Elastic Search for some of our logs. However, if we were to use it more extensively, we would need to consider the pricing of the paid plans.
Another area of improvement is stability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for five years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. We faced a few issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
We don't use the support because we use the free version.
What about the implementation team?
We were able to handle the deployment ourselves. We have one administrator and three users for this solution. So, there are four people in total.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I use the free version. We use the free version for some logs, but not extensive use.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. The free version is not very useful.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Elastic Search is faster, easier to implement but at a cost.
* Good documentation
* Great integration with Javascript
* Customizable to great extent
* Scalable
* Great Unified search with lot of data products
* Takes too much resources on smaller application.
nice and easy
Great platform to visualize and automate all production, sales and SC data on single page
Elastic Search
every system . It uses standard RESTful APIs and JSON