Distributed Search Architecture
Horizontally scalable search infrastructure
Fast and concurrent query execution
Multi-tenancy support for isolated workloads
Hot-warm-cold storage architecture
Split indexing for distributed processing
Distributed query execution and aggregation
Log Ingestion Excellence
Fast ingestion with append-only indices
Streaming ingest from Kafka and Kinesis
REST API for direct log submission
Concurrent batch indexing capabilities
Schema-on-write with flexible mapping
Push-based and pull-based ingestion models
Cost-Effective Storage
Object storage (S3, GCS, Azure) integration
Tiered storage for cost optimization
Columnar storage format for compression
Split files for efficient updates and queries
Incremental backup and restore
Storage lifecycle management
Query Performance
Fast full-text search capabilities
Sub-second query response on terabytes of data
Cost-based query optimization
Aggregation framework for metrics extraction
Time-series optimized queries
Filter pruning for performance gains
Durability and Reliability
Resilient to node failures
No data loss with distributed consensus
Consistent snapshots for backup
Index replication for high availability
Transparent recovery from failures
Partial update capabilities
Schema and Mapping
Dynamic field mapping
Custom tokenizers and analyzers
Numeric and date range queries
Geospatial data support
Multi-field mappings
Nested field support for structured logs
Observability Integration
Native OpenTelemetry compatibility
Prometheus metrics export
Jaeger and Zipkin trace indexing
Log correlation with traces
Dashboarding capabilities
Alerting and anomaly detection
Security Framework
Role-based access control
API key authentication
TLS encryption for data in transit
Tenant isolation mechanisms
Audit logging for compliance
Integration with identity providers
Operational Simplicity
UI for cluster management
Automated index management
Scaling without downtime
Self-healing capabilities
Zero-config sensible defaults
Resource quotas and limits
Developer Experience
Comprehensive REST API
Client libraries for multiple languages
CLI for administrative tasks
Local development environment
Extensive documentation and examples
Query DSL with SQL-like syntax