To answer these questions, firstly, one must understand what Elasticsearch is. Elasticsearch is an open source search and analytics engine as well as a data store developed by Elastic.

Kibana was originally a platform for creating and displaying real-time data visualizations – line graphs, bar charts, pie charts, etc. – drawn live from an Elasticsearch database.

Elasticsearch, a real-time, enterprise data search and analytics startup and open source project, is debuting Marvel, a real-time deployment management and monitoring solution for its technology.

Aerospike Connect for Elasticsearch comes on the back of what the company has already stated as a commitment to deliver search and analytics capabilities for its data layer.