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Course Outline
Open-Source Search and Analytics Sovereignty
- Elastic license changes and subsequent forks.
- Feature parity between OpenSearch and Elasticsearch in 2025-2026.
- Use cases: enterprise search, log analytics, SIEM, and observability.
Cluster Architecture
- Node roles: master, data, coordinating, and ingest nodes.
- Security plugin features: TLS inter-node communication, certificates, and PKI.
- Avoiding split-brain scenarios via discovery.seed_hosts and minimum master node settings.
Data Ingestion
- REST API indexing, bulk loading, and mapping definitions.
- Pipelines utilizing Beats, Fluent Bit, and Logstash.
- OpenTelemetry Collector for handling traces and metrics.
Search and Dashboards
- Query DSL: match, term, range, aggregations, and nested fields.
- Visualizations and dashboards in OpenSearch Dashboards.
- SIEM use cases: alert rules and anomaly detection.
Index Management
- ILM (Index Lifecycle Management): rollover, shrinking, and deletion.
- Hot-warm-cold architecture implementation.
- Mapping optimization and text analysis techniques.
Security and Access Control
- RBAC configuration with users, roles, and tenants.
- SAML and OpenID Connect authentication methods.
- Document-level security and field masking.
Backup and Recovery
- Snapshot repositories for MinIO, S3, or NFS storage.
- Automating snapshots using Curator or ISM.
- Restoring specific indices and ensuring cluster-wide disaster recovery.
Requirements
- Familiarity with search engines and inverted indexes.
- Experience working with REST APIs and JSON.
- Basic knowledge of Linux administration: systemd, logs, and packages.
Target Audience
- Engineers specializing in search and log analytics.
- Teams transitioning away from managed Elasticsearch or Splunk solutions.
- Security analysts developing sovereign SIEM backends.
14 Hours
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