Elastic 8.11 includes ES|QL and Elastic Learned Sparse EncodeR (ELSER)
Blog post from Elastic
Elastic 8.11 introduces several key updates across its suite of solutions, notably featuring the technical preview of Elasticsearch Query Language (ES|QL) as a foundational innovation. The release marks the general availability of the Elastic Learned Sparse EncodeR (ELSER) model and includes new connectors for data synchronization, as well as a beta for binary content extraction on edge. In Elastic Observability, enhancements provide unified insights across metrics, logs, and traces, with improvements such as Elastic Universal Profiling™ and updated SLOs. Elastic Security sees the integration of the technical preview of ES|QL, new AI Assistant support for Amazon Bedrock, and beta integrations with Okta and Microsoft Entra ID, among others. The platform also boasts enhancements like the Elasticsearch Relevance Engine™ scaling, simplified data ingestion, and new features in Kibana, available through Elastic Cloud. The availability and timing of these features are subject to Elastic's discretion.