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Published inFeb 2024
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Krishna Shah
Krishna Shah
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Krishna Shah

Krishna Shah is a data architect from Melbourne, Australia with 9+ years of experience, and she knows how to make data work. She's been an official trainer for Elasticsearch and Kibana, crafting the courses that empower people to unlock the secrets of data. Prior to that, she worked for a start-up in India as the data engineer behind building and maintaining data engineering pipelines, then transforming that raw information into stunning visuals and insights using Kibana and other data engineering technologies. Today, she's an advocate, a mentor, and a bridge-builder, inviting everyone to find their own rhythm in the data's dance. Whether you're a novice or seasoned analyst, brace yourself for her infectious enthusiasm and knack for making the driest of datasets sing!
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Understanding data integrations

When it comes to adding data to Elasticsearch, there are multiple ways to do it.

The easiest and simplest method would be to add the sample data available on Kibana’s home page by clicking on Try sample data as shown in the following figure:

Figure 1.1 – Image shows the page of Kibana where you have options to add sample data

Figure 1.1 – Image shows the page of Kibana where you have options to add sample data

This shows a Sample data screen where a dropdown can be found through an Other datasets link. There are currently three options to choose from:

Figure 1.2 – The page of Kibana where you have options to add sample data

Figure 1.2 – The page of Kibana where you have options to add sample data

Next, an easy option to explore data would be to add the data through the Upload file option, where a log file or delimited CSV, TSV, or JSON file up to the size of 100 MB can be uploaded. This value can be configured up to 1 GB in the Advanced settings section of Kibana:

Figure 1.3 – Using the load feature to add the sample data

Figure 1.3 – Using the load...

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Krishna Shah

Krishna Shah is a data architect from Melbourne, Australia with 9+ years of experience, and she knows how to make data work. She's been an official trainer for Elasticsearch and Kibana, crafting the courses that empower people to unlock the secrets of data. Prior to that, she worked for a start-up in India as the data engineer behind building and maintaining data engineering pipelines, then transforming that raw information into stunning visuals and insights using Kibana and other data engineering technologies. Today, she's an advocate, a mentor, and a bridge-builder, inviting everyone to find their own rhythm in the data's dance. Whether you're a novice or seasoned analyst, brace yourself for her infectious enthusiasm and knack for making the driest of datasets sing!
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