ELK Overview ​Back in the days when options were limited, Elasticsearch became the preferred solution for log storage and query due to its excellent full-text search capabilities. Later on, elastic.co built the ELK ecosystem around Elasticsearch, providing a complete collection, storage, and analysis ecosystem. The later addition of the beats components further improved the shortcomings in data collection, making data collection more flexible and lightweight. As a result, ELK has become the de f...