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What is AI really going to bring to the table when it comes to migration?

Explore the real capabilities and limitations of AI in system and SIEM migrations. Learn where AI accelerates processes and where human review remains essential. Additional Resources: 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.

Navigating Machine Data at Infinite Scale: Why the Modern Enterprise Demands a New Data Architecture

In the modern enterprise, data is no longer just a byproduct of business; it is the lifeblood. However, we have moved beyond the era of simple transactional data. We are now living in the age of machine data.

Olly for SREs: 3 ways I actually use it in production

There’s a moment after an alert where you’re not fixing anything yet. You’re trying to answer a much simpler question: Is it actually down? Sometimes it’s obvious. Sometimes it’s 20 alerts at once with no clear starting point. Sometimes it’s a small upstream degradation that might cascade. Sometimes it’s just a spike that resolves on its own. That first phase is orientation. Is the signal real or transient? Is it isolated or spreading? Root cause or symptom?

The architecture advantage: Why the data layer decides the AI race

Dozens of startups are sprinting to build the next “agentic SIEM” that can autonomously detect, investigate, and respond to threats. They’re well-funded, well-marketed, but structurally hollow. Here’s what it usually looks like: an LLM layer on top of a thin orchestration engine on top of fragmented or customer-hosted data lakes. While it looks impressive in a demo, it quickly falls apart in production. Why? It’s not built on a strong foundation.

What's New at Cribl 4.17: On release days, we wear teal.

In this episode, Leon runs through all the updates in Cribl release 2603, which includes a massive update to Cribl Search, the ability to detect PII and secrets in the background as part of Cribl Guard, and two cool enhancements to Cribl Packs - monitoring and enhanced routing. Try Cribl Now! Sandboxes let you get hands-on experience with Cribl without the fuss or friction.

What is Cribl Guard background detection?

Security and compliance teams need to know exactly what sensitive data is flowing through their environments and where it’s going. ​​Because surprise PII is no one’s favorite kind of surprise. Meanwhile, upstream teams are shipping new apps, changing schemas, adding fields, and generally moving fast. However, you can only manage and protect the data you currently know of and expect. But sensitive data has a habit of showing up where no one expected it…

Meet the new Cribl Search: Faster investigations with AI

Get a quick look at the new Cribl Search experience—built to help teams investigate faster, onboard data easily, and get answers from their logs without complex query languages. In this quick overview, we show how Cribl Search helps you move from raw data to insights in minutes: The result? Faster investigations, simpler workflows, and powerful AI-assisted analysis across your telemetry. Learn how the new Cribl Search makes exploring and analyzing data easier for everyone—from experienced analysts to teams just getting started.

How AI lets you talk to your company's data and get answers instantly

In this conversation recorded at Elastic’s New York office, three product leaders discuss how AI agents are transforming enterprise software. The discussion features Steve Kearns (general manager, Search solutions at Elastic), Mike Nichols (general manager, Security solutions at Elastic), and Baha Azarmi (general manager, Observability at Elastic). They explain how Elastic Agent Builder allows teams to interact with their data using natural language instead of complex queries.

How LLMs can help boost productivity

Learn how large language models (LLMs) are transforming productivity in business, coding, research, and daily workflows. Discover practical ways to use AI tools to automate tasks and improve efficiency. Additional Resources: 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.