Elastic 8.2 introduces a range of enhancements across its search-powered solutions, providing users with greater flexibility and speed in building seamless search experiences. This release includes improvements such as tail-based sampling for better application performance monitoring, advanced Elasticsearch query capabilities for Enterprise Search, and vector search enhancements for faster and more precise search results. Additionally, Elastic Security 8.2 offers new investigation guides and contextual alerts to improve security analysis workflows. The update also enhances data exploration in Kibana and maintains Elastic Cloud's high security standards with new certifications. Elastic 8.2 is available on Elastic Cloud, with options for a free trial or self-managed version.