Elasticsearch Service has expanded to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) South Carolina region, marking its 13th GCP region globally and 5th in North America. This expansion allows existing users to immediately access the new region, while new users can explore it through a 14-day free trial. The service offers advanced features like machine learning, index lifecycle management, and intuitive data visualization tools such as Kibana Lens and Canvas. Elastic, in partnership with Google, is committed to further expanding GCP regions and enhancing native GCP console integration. Customers can subscribe through the GCP Marketplace, benefiting from integrated billing and the potential to offset charges against prepaid GCP agreements. For those needing to move existing deployments, detailed migration documentation and webinars are available to assist users.