Getting started with ES|QL (Elasticsearch Query Language)
Blog post from Elastic
ES|QL, or Elasticsearch Query Language, is Elastic’s newly developed piped query language designed to enhance data analysis and investigation by providing powerful computing and aggregation capabilities. It simplifies the process of searching, aggregating, and visualizing large datasets, offering features like lookups and real-time processing from a single interface in Discover. ES|QL's new query engine delivers advanced search capabilities with concurrent processing, enhancing speed and efficiency across various data sources. It caters to diverse users, including site reliability engineers, DevOps, and threat hunters, by enabling efficient system monitoring, deployment assessment, and security threat detection. The language's intuitive interface supports both beginners and experts, with features like auto-complete and in-app documentation that streamline crafting advanced queries into straightforward workflows. ES|QL's integration with Dashboards and Alerting functionalities offers a cohesive data exploration experience, allowing users to create visualizations and alerts directly from their queries. This innovation reflects Elastic’s commitment to enhancing user experiences in data exploration and addressing the evolving needs of its community.