Elasticsearch, Kibana, Elastic Cloud 8.2: boost insights with data exploration in Discover

Version 8.2 of Elasticsearch and Kibana introduces a range of new features designed to enhance data exploration and security, including an updated document explorer in Kibana's Discover app that allows users to evaluate data fields and distributions more efficiently. The release also includes improvements to Elasticsearch's vector search capabilities and introduces a new random sampler aggregation in technical preview, which significantly speeds up data aggregations by sampling documents. Elastic Cloud has obtained PCI DSS Level 1 Certification, ensuring enhanced security for payment data, and now supports JSON Web Tokens for API call authorization. Additionally, new Microsoft Azure virtual machine types are available for deployment, offering cost-effective resource configurations. Enhanced observability and alerting features, in partnership with xMatters, improve incident management, and a new French UI is available in Kibana. The update offers unmatched flexibility with lookup runtime fields and encourages users to explore these enhancements through a free trial or by accessing the Elastic Cloud console.