For most teams, I definitely recommend getting started with a hosted elasticsearch option initially, and after validating a POC, only then consider a move to se

For most teams, I definitely recommend getting started with a hosted elasticsearch option initially, and after validating a POC, only then consider a move to self-managed. Check out https://bonsai.io https://bonsai.io as a hosted option... I've helped a bunch of financial and security companies implement and deploy elk as a critical infra component. Generally I'm seeing it used to complement Splunk, Alienvault and other log/network/security monitoring solutions. Happy to help with any questions about deploying and managing ELK in production.