-
What is Elasticsearch?
- Elasticsearch is the search and analytics engine that powers the Elastic Stack.
- It provides near real-time search and analytics for all types of data, whether structured or unstructured.
-
Key Features and Concepts:
- Inverted Index: Elasticsearch uses an inverted index data structure for fast full-text searches.
- Text Analysis: Converts unstructured text into a structured format optimized for search.
- Query DSL, ES|QL, EQL, SQL: Various query languages to retrieve data.
- Search Applications: Building search applications with Elasticsearch.
- Search Analytics: Analyzing search patterns and behaviors.
- Aggregations: Performing complex data aggregations.
- Geospatial Analysis: Handling geospatial data.
- Machine Learning: Integrating machine learning capabilities.
- Alerting: Setting up alerts based on specific conditions.
- Data Management: Downsampling, snapshot, and restore.
- REST APIs: Accessing Elasticsearch programmatically.
For detailed information, refer to the official Elasticsearch documentation. 🚀🔍