Deliver end-to-end real-time distributed data processing solutions by
leveraging the power of Elastic Stack 6.0
Key Features:
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Get to grips with the new features introduced in Elastic Stack 6.0
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Get valuable insights from your data by working with the different
components of the Elastic stack such as Elasticsearch, Logstash,
Kibana, X-Pack, and Beats
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Includes handy tips and techniques to build, deploy and manage your
Elastic applications efficiently on-premise or on the cloud
Book Description:
The Elastic Stack is a powerful combination of tools for distributed
search, analytics, logging, and visualization of data from medium to
massive data sets. The newly released Elastic Stack 6.0 brings new
features and capabilities that empower users to find unique, actionable
insights through these techniques. This book will give you a fundamental
understanding of what the stack is all about, and how to use it
efficiently to build powerful real-time data processing applications.
After a quick overview of the newly introduced features in Elastic Stack
6.0, you'll learn how to set up the stack by installing the tools, and
see their basic configurations. Then it shows you how to use
Elasticsearch for distributed searching and analytics, along with
Logstash for logging, and Kibana for data visualization. It also
demonstrates the creation of custom plugins using Kibana and Beats.
You'll find out about Elastic X-Pack, a useful extension for effective
security and monitoring. We also provide useful tips on how to use the
Elastic Cloud and deploy the Elastic Stack in production environments.
On completing this book, you'll have a solid foundational knowledge of
the basic Elastic Stack functionalities. You'll also have a good
understanding of the role of each component in the stack to solve
different data processing problems.
What You Will Learn:
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Familiarize yourself with the different components of the Elastic
Stack
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Get to know the new functionalities introduced in Elastic Stack 6.0
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Effectively build your data pipeline to get data from terabytes or
petabytes of data into Elasticsearch and Logstash for searching and
logging
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Use Kibana to visualize data and tell data stories in real-time
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Secure, monitor, and use the alerting and reporting capabilities of
Elastic Stack
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Take your Elastic application to an on-premise or cloud-based
production environment
Who this book is for:
This book is for data professionals who want to get amazing insights and
business metrics from their data sources. If you want to get a
fundamental understanding of the Elastic Stack for distributed,
real-time processing of data, this book will help you. A fundamental
knowledge of JSON would be useful, but is not mandatory. No previous
experience with the Elastic Stack is required.
