In recent months, AWS has launched its own hosted version of Elasticsearch, a component of the popular ELK stack used globally for search engine and log analytics purposes. This move underscores the growing reliance on the ELK stack by organizations looking to enhance their data processing capabilities. For those planning to deploy Elasticsearch or the full ELK stack on AWS, several optimizations are recommended for specific use-cases, such as implementing a queuing system for scalability and ensuring high availability through AWS's Elastic Load Balancer. While AWS-hosted Elasticsearch offers direct access and customization, it supports a legacy version, requiring additional effort to integrate components like Logstash and Beats for effective log management. Given the absence of built-in features like role-based access and alerting, users need to implement supplementary solutions such as Nginx proxies and cron jobs for alerts. Cost considerations are crucial, as AWS's offering lacks auto-scaling, necessitating resource over-allocation to maintain system stability. Despite these challenges, AWS-hosted Elasticsearch highlights the significance of the ELK stack in handling complex data analytics.