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Tony Sleva
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832
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Summary

GoDaddy, renowned for web hosting and domain management, has leveraged Elastic machine learning to enhance user experience by efficiently managing its vast data infrastructure. With over 17 million customers and 75 million domains, GoDaddy handles more than 200,000 messages per second, including DNS queries and system logs, using the Elastic Stack. Initially, disparate Elasticsearch clusters were set up by different teams, leading to data silos, but in 2014, a dedicated team was formed to streamline Elasticsearch deployment, managing over 60 clusters with 270 TB of data from an 11 PB HDFS environment. These efforts enabled GoDaddy to improve patch compliance across its servers and provide detailed insights into system performance and user experience through centralized logging and machine learning for anomaly detection. By collaborating with Elastic experts, GoDaddy has successfully implemented machine learning to track user interactions and detect anomalies, enhancing site performance and enabling data-driven monitoring of business KPIs.