Kibana 7.8 introduces a variety of new features and enhancements aimed at improving user experience and data analysis capabilities. The update features a redesigned side navigation that simplifies the interface and groups applications by use cases, enhancing efficiency for users dealing with complex data tasks. Key additions include dashboard drilldowns, new chart types in Kibana Lens, and the ability to embed Anomaly Explorer visuals into dashboards for better anomaly detection. The release also enhances Elastic Maps with real user monitoring (RUM) layers and introduces a fit-to-data button for more precise geoanalysis. Furthermore, the update increases the file upload limit to 1GB, simplifies data ingestion with a new ingest node pipeline builder, and offers improved alerting functionalities with pre-configured connectors. Overall, Kibana 7.8 aims to streamline data visualization and analysis processes, offering users more powerful tools to interact with and interpret complex data sets.