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The distributed search and analytics engine at the heart of the Elastic platform. Index, search, and analyze data at any scale, build semantic and vector search experiences, and power applications. Run it as a managed service or in your own environment.
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Highlights from the latest Elasticsearch release.
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Columnar index mode
Store each field once in a column store, with no inverted index by default, for a smaller footprint. Technical preview.
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VectorDB index mode
Apply vector-search defaults with a single index setting.
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Native Prometheus and PromQL
Query Prometheus metrics with PromQL in Elasticsearch, generally available.
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DLM frozen tier
Move aging data stream backing indices to the frozen tier as searchable snapshots, without an ILM policy.
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Flattened fields in ES|QL
Query flattened fields and extract sub-fields with FIELD_EXTRACT. Technical preview.
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