Elasticsearch 8 and the Elastic Stack: In-Depth and Hands-On

Course Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This hands-on course dives into Elasticsearch 8 and the Elastic Stack, helping professionals manage, analyze, and visualize large datasets. It starts with essential concepts like installation, core components, and working with HTTP and RESTful APIs. You’ll then explore data mapping and indexing using analyzers, tokenizers, and the Bulk API to efficiently process data at scale. You’ll learn to build powerful search capabilities, progressing from basic queries to advanced techniques like filtering, fuzzy searches, and N-Gram queries. Real-world exercises help solidify these skills. The course also covers integration with tools like Logstash, Kafka, and Apache Spark, offering a broader understanding of data pipelines and ingestion strategies. The final section focuses on performance tuning and cloud deployment to ensure efficient Elasticsearch management across environments. This course is ideal for data engineers, system admins, and IT professionals aiming to deepen their Elasticsearch skills. Basic knowledge of Elasticsearch and data handling is recommended.