Elastic announced the beta release of Elastic Cloud on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) on August 17, 2017, expanding their hosting options for Elasticsearch and Kibana beyond Amazon Web Services (AWS). This move aligns with Elastic's goal to provide their services wherever users are, and the partnership with GCP offers users flexibility in managing their projects by bringing Elastic products closer to applications on GCP. The beta version allows users to access the latest open-source software and X-Pack features, with support available under a standard policy, but without service level agreements (SLAs) until the general availability (GA) release scheduled for later in 2017. Users can create clusters on GCP using existing Elastic Cloud accounts, and the beta release encourages feedback to improve the service. The Elastic Stack, enhanced by X-Pack, addresses global use cases in search, logging, metrics, and analytics, and the expansion to GCP reflects a response to community demand and the innovative nature of the platform.