ElasticSearch is creating lot of buzz, and for good reasons. It is lightning fast, rock solid and super easy to setup. Searching logs has just gotten glamorous with ElasticSearch. Organizations like ebay,uber and netflix are using it, and reaping the benefits. In this brief guide, I explain ELK (Elastic Search, LogStash, Kibana) from a 10,000 foot level. You will gain instant understanding of how all this works, how to get started and where to get more information.