Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) 2.4 introduces several new features and improvements designed to enhance functionality, scalability, and user experience for Elasticsearch deployments. Notable additions include Elastic App Search, which facilitates the creation of modern search experiences, and a new command-line interface, ecctl, that simplifies operation management through automation and scripting. This version also introduces new API endpoints and API keys to streamline deployment management, improve security with user-specific keys, and provide enhanced control via role-based access controls. Additionally, ECE 2.4 offers new node distribution strategies to optimize resource utilization and fault tolerance, and a newly developed proxy layer that increases stability and performance while paving the way for future networking enhancements. These updates cater to diverse deployment needs, from cloud environments to on-premises data centers, ensuring robust and efficient Elasticsearch management.