Elastic and Microsoft in 2024: Celebrating innovation and partnership at Ignite
Blog post from Elastic
Elastic and Microsoft celebrated their ongoing partnership at Microsoft Ignite 2024, highlighting the integration of Elastic's search and AI capabilities within Microsoft Azure to enhance generative AI (GenAI) solutions for their users. Key achievements include Elastic's Azure solution certification, the upcoming availability of Elastic Cloud Serverless on Azure, and a new Elasticsearch connector for Microsoft Semantic Kernel, aiming to simplify the development of intelligent applications. The collaboration featured breakout sessions and announcements, such as integrating Elastic AI Assistant for Search with Azure OpenAI Service, which enhances search experiences through natural language processing. Elastic was recognized as Microsoft's US Partner of the Year, underlining their successful joint endeavors. Additionally, Elastic's initiatives at Microsoft Build 2024 spotlighted the incorporation of Elasticsearch into Azure OpenAI Service and showcased customer success stories, such as Stack Overflow's use of Elastic and Azure OpenAI for advanced search capabilities. Looking ahead, Elastic and Microsoft are committed to further integrating Elastic's solutions within Microsoft Azure to support customers in adopting AI and GenAI technologies efficiently.