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Bring your own key to existing Elastic Cloud deployments

Alex Chalkias — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Enable BYOK on existing Elastic Cloud Hosted deployments: encrypt data and snapshots with your own KMS key, in place, without recreating the deployment.

How state and local agencies can get ahead of fraud starting with the data they already have

Leanne Link — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Fraud and waste continues to be a challenge for state and local government agencies in the US. Though the data exists, the challenge is pulling it all together for an accurate anomaly detection and remediation.

Elastic named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms

Natalie Blake — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Elastic was named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms. In our opinion, Elastic Observability helps teams investigate faster with agentic AI with full context and reduces costs with efficient metrics and logs storage.

App Search and Workplace Search standalone products are now deprecated

The Search Product Team — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Previously bundled as Elastic’s App Search and Workplace Search, core capabilities for building search for the enterprise are all available in Elasticsearch Serverless.

Better together: Celebrating the 2026–2027 Elastic Partner Awards

Jason Kimrey — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We created the Elastic Partner Awards to recognize our partners' contributions and the results they are delivering for customers. See who the Elastic Partner Award winners are for 2026–2027!

Elastic named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Search

Loren Erickson — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Elastic was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Search. We ranked #1 in the AI Automation Use Case in the companion Critical Capabilities report.

Elastic Stack 8.19.23 released

Vincent Deuschle — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version 8.19.23 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 8.19.23 over the previous version 8.19.22.

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The release contains fixes for potential security vulnerabilities. Please see our security advisory for more details.

Elastic Stack 9.4.8 released

Vincent Deuschle — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version 9.4.8 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 9.4.8 over the previous version 9.4.7.

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The release contains fixes for potential security vulnerabilities. Please see our security advisory for more details.

Elastic Stack 9.5.5 released

Vincent Deuschle — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version 9.5.5 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 9.5.5 over the previous version 9.5.4.

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The release contains fixes for potential security vulnerabilities. Please see our security advisory for more details.

Elastic Security and OpenAI GPT Cyber models: What frontier cyber defense means for the public sector

John Harmon — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Elastic responded to OpenAI’s call for stronger, faster cyber defense against AI-enabled threats by joining the OpenAI Daybreak Defense Network and announcing plans to integrate OpenAI GPT Cyber models directly into Elastic Security.

Encryption at rest in Elastic Cloud: A strategic imperative for enterprise security

Alex Chalkias,Udayasimha Theepireddy — Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Encryption at rest is crucial for data security in cloud-based environments. It protects sensitive data stored within SaaS applications, ensuring confidentiality and compliance. Elastic Cloud helps customer-managed keys for better control and trust.

From reactive to resilient: Findings from the Total Economic Impact of Elastic Observability 2026

Nicole Volk — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A Forrester Consulting study finds that enterprises deploying Elastic Observability achieve a 362% ROI, $28.1 million in three-year benefits, and payback in under six months, all while reclaiming thousands of engineering hours from incident response.

When AI agents swarm, can banks keep up?

Karen Mcdermott — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

As AI agents transform cyber risk, banks need real-time visibility across security and operational data to detect unusual behavior, investigate threats, and respond at machine speed.

Building production-ready AI in India

Ravindra Ramnani — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

See how developer teams in India built production-ready AI applications with Elasticsearch for the Forge the Future Hackathon 2026, with winners crowned at Elastic{ON} Mumbai.

Elastic Cloud Serverless: Another Azure region

Brian Bergholm,Lucy Wang — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Elastic announces the availability of Elastic Cloud Serverless in the Microsoft Azure region of Iowa, bringing serverless Azure regions to 12 worldwide. Elastic meets customers where their data is — all around the globe.

DevRel newsletter — September 2026

Elastic DevRel team — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Hello from the Elastic DevRel team! In this newsletter, we cover jina-ocr-v1, the latest blogs and videos, and upcoming events like Elastic{ON}.

Elastic Cloud on Azure gets a speed boost: Compute-optimized instances on Azure Cobalt ARM

Joe Chin,Greg Crist — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Starting September 24, 2026, Elastic Cloud on Azure adds compute-optimized (ARM) hardware profiles backed by Microsoft's Cobalt ARM processors, delivering up to 37% better throughput than the previous generation Ampere Altra VMs at lower cost.

Trust, but verify: Atomic claim checking against LLM hallucinations

Toby Sutor — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Hallucinations kept an LLM out of our knowledge base cleanup for years. Splitting generation from atomic claim verification fixed it and cleared a four-year backlog of duplicate articles.

Elastic Stack 8.19.22 released

Navya Uppalapati — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version 8.19.22 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 8.19.22 over the previous version 8.19.21

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

Elastic 9.5: Columnar, VectorDB index mode & auto-calibration, and AI-driven alert triage

Sarah Leslie — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Today, we are pleased to announce the GA of Elastic 9.5 as the latest version of the Elasticsearch Platform. This release includes a range of new features, including Columnar Mode, VectorDB index mode, and Agent Builder enhancements. Learn more.

7 lessons from IT leaders on their AI adoption journeys

Jennifer Klinger — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

AI adoption is top of mind for 92% of IT leaders. Three IT CxOs share what they’ve learned on their AI adoption journeys, how they tackled challenges, and how they’re leading their organizations in this new era.

SNAP payment error detection: how Elastic helps US states beat the FY2028 penalty

Adam Vielbaum — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Detecting SNAP fraud requires a layered approach, where rules catch what agencies know to look for, machine learning surfaces what rules miss, and conversational investigation helps analysts act on what the data reveals. Elastic delivers all three.

How does Elastic Security drive value to your organization?

Rick Fernandez,Mandy Andress,Riya Juneja — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

With our new Elastic Security Value Calculator, you can easily estimate how Elastic can drive financial gains for your organization. Based on your results, you’ll know how Elastic Security creates efficiencies for you.

Australia's AI opportunity starts with data

Sean MacKirdy — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Elastic, a Founding Partner at Australia's first Parliamentary AI Industry Showcase, highlights that data, not just models, is the key to deploying safe, effective, and trusted AI.

CISA's Logging Reference Architecture for OMB M-26-14: What federal agencies should do next

Woody Walton — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Now that CISA has released its Logging Reference Architecture (LRA) for OMB M-26-14, federal agencies tasked to complete their logging plans. In this blog, we walk you through the most important aspects of the LRA guidance.

Elastic announces GA of cross-project search on Serverless, enabling teams to query across all linked projects without moving a byte

Jordi Mon Companys,Lucy Wang — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Cross-project search is now GA on Elastic Cloud Serverless. Link multiple projects and query all of them from a single Discover or ES|QL session: no certificates, no remote cluster config, and three clicks to set up. Available from September 1, 2026.

Elastic Stack 9.4.7 released

adrian brown — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version 9.4.7 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 9.4.7 over the previous versions 9.4.6

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

Elastic Stack 9.5.4 released

adrian brown — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version 9.5.4 of the Elastic Stack was released today. We recommend you upgrade to this latest version. We recommend 9.5.4 over the previous versions 9.5.3

For details of the issues that have been fixed and a full list of changes for each product in this version, please refer to the release notes.

The only perfect Endpoint Prevention and Response (EPR) score in 2026 belongs to Elastic

Mia LaVada — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Elastic sits at the very top of this year’s AV-Comparatives' CyberRisk Quadrant within the 2026 Endpoint Prevention and Response (EPR) test with the highest protection scores at 100%. Learn more.

The search multiplier: Driving revenue, productivity, and AI at scale

Nicole Volk — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

An independent IDC study found organizations deploying the Elasticsearch Platform for enterprise search and agentic AI deliver AI products faster, drive higher revenue, boost productivity, and strengthen operational resilience across the business.

Reducing false positives with automated SIEM investigations from Elastic and Tines

Aaron Jewitt — Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Elastic's InfoSec team saves thousands of hours per month by using Tines to automate SIEM alert investigations while reducing false positives and detect compromised accounts.

Know your tools: The full range of Elastic Security’s detection engineering capabilities

Kseniia Ignatovych — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT

This blog provides a comprehensive overview of the detection capabilities available in Elastic Security. Learn about the latest features and get useful tips and tricks for your detection practice!

GenAI for customer support: Explore the Elastic Support Assistant

Chris Blaisure,Cory Mangini — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

We are excited to announce the launch of Elastic's Support Assistant. This blog takes you through a tour of our latest generative AI tool and some common scenarios where it can help with your own use of Elastic technology.

Forging India's Digital Future: Elastic{ON} Comes to Mumbai

Atul Ahuja — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Join us at Elastic{ON} Mumbai to explore search, full-stack observability, and security, and how Elastic acts as the context engine that grounds agentic AI in your enterprise data, transforming regulatory mandates and data into an AI advantage.

Introducing cross-project search in Elastic Cloud Serverless

Najwa Harif,Hubert Grzesiek — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Discover cross-project search (CPS) for Elastic Cloud Serverless. Search across all your workloads from a single pane of glass, and instantly query distributed projects as one without moving your underlying data.

Elastic Observability: A solution for today’s “always-on” world

Bahubali Shetti — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Achieve operational excellence and efficiency with the Elastic Observability platform. Our unique approach to unifying observability data on an open and flexible platform with sophisticated AIOps and machine learning will prepare you for the future.

End-to-end SAP Observability with Elastic, Google Cloud, and Kyndryl: A deep dive

Valerio Arvizzigno,Francesco Di Stefano — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Companies across almost all industries rely on robust complex SAP systems to power their core operations. At Elastic, with the collaboration of Kyndryl and Google Cloud, we designed a full-stack observability experience for your SAP environment.

How to make the most of Elastic{ON} London 2026

Ben Beeching — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Elastic{ON} London is fast approaching. Here’s how to get the most from the event.

Why your AI bill tripled while token prices fell 75%

Sunile Manjee — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Token prices dropped 75%, so why did your agentic AI bill triple? Here's the real math behind agentic AI cost and how IT leaders can measure it.

See you at Elastic{ON} 2026

Dan Courcy — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Elastic{ON} kicks off this September with seven stops in cities around the world. Elastic’s CEO Ash Kulkarni will be appearing at stops across the tour, opening keynotes with a candid conversation about why your data has never been more valuable.