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Beginning Elastic Stack
Learn how to install, configure and implement the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana) – the invaluable tool for anyone deploying a centralized log management solution for servers and apps. You will see how to use and configure Elastic Stack independently and alongside Puppet. Each chapter includes real-world examples and practical troubleshooting tips, enabling you to get up and running with Elastic Stack in record time. Fully customizable and easy to use, Elastic Stack enables you to be on top of your servers all the time, and resolve problems for your clients as fast as possible. Supported by Puppet and available with various plugins.
Get started with Beginning Elastic Stack today and see why many consider Elastic Stack the best option for server log management.
What You Will Who This Book Is
Anyone working on multiple servers who needs to search their logs using a web interface. It is ideal for server administrators who have just started their job and need to look after multiple servers efficiently.
Get started with Beginning Elastic Stack today and see why many consider Elastic Stack the best option for server log management.
What You Will Who This Book Is
Anyone working on multiple servers who needs to search their logs using a web interface. It is ideal for server administrators who have just started their job and need to look after multiple servers efficiently.
188 pages, Paperback
Published December 10, 2016
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October 31, 2017
I went to this book expecting a mixture of practical examples and theory explanations of what Elastic Stack is, how does it work and what problems can it solve in my real life job scenarios, but, in the end, I didn’t come out of it fully satisfied.
The book offers very detailed tutorials on how to install and configure the main components on two Unix systems - CentOs and Ubuntu - which can be easily followed by any person despite their Linux knowledge. Sometimes it gets even too detailed, for example, I don’t think we need to know what is the output of the yum or the apt-get commands everytime they are ran.
Even though the tutorial follows a logic sequence of steps, I think it would be worth another review from the author. Useful commands such as the logstash configuration checker (I don't remember the command in detail) is only referenced in the middle of the book. Why wasn’t it refered in the first times we had to create the configuration files?
I was able to get the two environments running on my systems with no problems but, after all, I didn't learn much about them. Concepts like ‘indexes’, for example, appear without great explanations, and overall we are left with no much guidelines to help us apply or extend the book instructions to different scenarios.
It is true that the selling point of the book is its practical aspects but I am left wondering: if I can find the exact same content on the Internet, why would I spend money on this book?
After finished my reading, I contacted the author and we discussed the aforementioned points. He was very receptive and told me that he is already working on a enhanced version and in a blog that he will be updating with more tips and information about the Elastic Search Stack, which is great!
The book offers very detailed tutorials on how to install and configure the main components on two Unix systems - CentOs and Ubuntu - which can be easily followed by any person despite their Linux knowledge. Sometimes it gets even too detailed, for example, I don’t think we need to know what is the output of the yum or the apt-get commands everytime they are ran.
Even though the tutorial follows a logic sequence of steps, I think it would be worth another review from the author. Useful commands such as the logstash configuration checker (I don't remember the command in detail) is only referenced in the middle of the book. Why wasn’t it refered in the first times we had to create the configuration files?
I was able to get the two environments running on my systems with no problems but, after all, I didn't learn much about them. Concepts like ‘indexes’, for example, appear without great explanations, and overall we are left with no much guidelines to help us apply or extend the book instructions to different scenarios.
It is true that the selling point of the book is its practical aspects but I am left wondering: if I can find the exact same content on the Internet, why would I spend money on this book?
After finished my reading, I contacted the author and we discussed the aforementioned points. He was very receptive and told me that he is already working on a enhanced version and in a blog that he will be updating with more tips and information about the Elastic Search Stack, which is great!
November 6, 2017
I was given a copy of this book by Reader House, in exchange for an honest review. I'm not exactly sure what I was given, since I'm completely computer illiterate. But the author was very detailed in his examples and I'm sure someone with more knowledge than me would find this book helpful.
June 22, 2017
Un libro muy práctico aunque con versiones ya muy pasadas. Su forma lacónica de abordar los temas son un arma de doble filo; por un lado, puedes echar a andar ELK sin muchas complicaciones, pero por el otro, no tiene casi nada de nociones teóricas y de posibilidades para continuar mejorando las implementaciones o explotación de información.
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