Elastic Cloud has introduced several new features aimed at enhancing user experience and flexibility, including self-service subscriptions and in-place configuration changes. Users can now purchase Gold and Platinum monthly subscriptions directly through the Elastic Cloud console, allowing access to exclusive capabilities such as enterprise search, observability, and security, with a resource-based pricing approach detailed on their pricing page. The platform also provides the option to change subscription levels as business needs evolve, offering flexibility through monthly billing and deeper discounts for annual commitments. In-place configuration changes facilitate faster and more reliable updates by applying changes directly to the cluster, avoiding lengthy data migrations. Additionally, Elastic Cloud now supports AWS M5d and R5d instance types, which offer improved disk performance, and users can sign up using their Google Account for easier access. New users are encouraged to explore Elastic Cloud with a free 14-day trial.