The 2023 Elastic Excellence Awards celebrate organizations and individuals demonstrating innovation and resilience in data search, observability, and security through exceptional implementations. Winners include C4ADS for their use of Elasticsearch in addressing social challenges, MarketResearch.com for leveraging Elastic Search's capabilities to enhance industry intelligence, Comcast for using Elastic Observability to improve operational excellence, and the Texas A&M University System Cybersecurity Team for employing Elastic in endpoint monitoring and security. SurePay received the Solve with Search Award for scaling its confirmation of payee service globally, while Ada was recognized with the Innovation Award for its AI-powered customer service platform utilizing Elastic's vector search. The Met Office won the Public Sector Award for its critical weather services, and Adam Tischler was named Certified Professional of the Year for his contributions to Elastic Security and the broader community. Honorees and winners were acknowledged for their groundbreaking contributions, reflecting Elastic's commitment to supporting transformative and sustainable data-driven solutions.