Is Learning Elastic Worth It?

The ELK stack is super popular and used by lots of companies these days. I definitely recommend learning it and maybe getting certified too. I use it for centralized log management and can get really fast results after some optimization. For example, I can quickly retrieve logs for users active on a resource for over an hour. Plus, Kibana adds some great visualization tools that management loves.

While Elastic is a solid stack, managing tons of logs can be tricky, especially as your data volume grows. You might want to look into Grafana Loki as another option.

I've worked with ELK at almost every job I've had! I'd never even heard of Splunk until lately. It's pretty much the standard in the industry now, so getting familiar with it is definitely worth your time.

Elastic is a big name in our field and was a leader for a long time. They've had some ups and downs, especially with their licensing policies, but overall, it’s a valuable tool to learn.

It’s surprising you couldn’t find much online about Elastic since they have a pretty mature community. You can check out their official forums and even join their Slack group for help and discussions!