Elastic honored various organizations and individuals with the 2021 Elastic Excellence Awards, recognizing their innovative use of Elastic's technology to address social, business, and technical challenges. Winners spanned multiple categories, including the Cause Award, where UK-based Archipelagos was recognized for its open-source climate-pollution intelligence tool, and the Business Transformation Award, where Kin + Carta Europe and Linklaters improved legal search efficiency with Elastic Cloud Enterprise. FURUNO and ICF were also acknowledged in Observability and Security respectively, with ICF enhancing U.S. military cybersecurity capabilities. The Solve with Search Award went to the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute for its defense sector innovations, and the Innovation Award was given to the US Army Corps of Engineers for reimagining marine transportation maintenance. King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was celebrated with the Public Sector Award for its Cogstack AI project, which uses Elasticsearch to improve patient care by efficiently accessing critical medical data. Felipe Queiroz was named Certified Professional of the Year for his contributions to the Elastic community through articles, videos, and expertise. These awards underscore the transformative potential of Elastic's solutions in diverse fields.