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Splunk Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms

"Transformative Solution" says a Director of IT in a $30B+ retailer. "Best Monitoring and Observability Tool > Splunk," is how a software engineer in a software company labels it. These are only a couple of the terms our customers use when describing the value they are getting from Splunk. With these descriptions in mind, we are elated that Splunk has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms for the second year in a row in this category.

Stack Overflow rolls out generative AI using Elasticsearch and Azure Open AI

Stack Overflow puts Elastic at the heart of OverflowAI powered by Azure OpenAI, a new search tool that enables developers to retrieve trusted information from a knowledge base of 60 million questions and answers. About Elastic Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. Elastic’s solutions for search, observability, and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform — the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.

Elastic named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms

Elastic has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms. The need for observability platforms continues to evolve as operations teams deal with increased complexity and exponential data growth. Emerging trends like generative AI are driving a paradigm shift in proactive root cause detection and resolution.

Cribl Copilot: Lets You Bypass the Learning Curve

Think of it as your digital concierge to achieve faster time-to-value IT and security teams face more challenges than ever, with data growing at 28% CAGR and taking numerous shapes and forms. Cribl’s suite of products – Stream, Edge, Search, and Lake – is built on a unified data processing engine specifically designed for IT and security data.

Under Pressure? Let Cribl 4.8 Take the Heat Off Your Data Management Woes

The demands on IT, observability, and security teams have never been greater. With data volumes exploding at a 28% CAGR and hybrid environments becoming the norm, organizations are facing significant challenges: those rapidly growing data volumes I mentioned, the intricacies of hybrid and cloud-native architectures, and the need for real-time insights. Oh, and don’t forget the constant threat of security breaches.

Deploying OpenSearch Effortlessly with Terraform

Creating OpenSearch clusters is crucial for organizations aiming to harness the power of distributed search and analytics. These clusters allow businesses to efficiently store, index, and examine extensive amounts of data in real time, offering valuable insights for decision-making and operational efficiency. A significant advantage of creating OpenSearch clusters is that they support replication and shard allocation, which ensures high availability and fault tolerance.

Beyond RAG basics: Advanced strategies for AI applications

Our recent virtual event with Cohere dove deep into the world of retrieval augmented generation (RAG), focusing on the critical considerations for building RAG applications beyond the proof-of-concept stage. Our speakers, Lily Adler, principal solutions architect at Elastic, and Maxime Voisin, senior product manager at Cohere, shared valuable insights on the challenges, solutions, and best practices in this evolving field of natural language processing (NLP).

Navigating Open Source Software: All Your Questions Answered

Open source software refers to computer programs with source code available for anyone to inspect, modify, and distribute. Unlike proprietary software, open source software is developed collaboratively by a community of developers. One of the main benefits of open source software is cost savings. Because the source code is freely available, organizations can use and customize the software without paying licensing fees, reducing costs, especially for large-scale deployments.