This course introduces Amazon OpenSearch Service optimized for log analytics, a new engine that delivers up to 4x improvement in price-performance for log analytics workloads. OpenSearch optimized for log analytics eliminates the traditional tradeoffs between cost, query speed, and full-text search depth that platform engineering and site reliability teams face as log volumes grow. The course covers core technical concepts, real-world use cases, performance characteristics, the customer experience for getting started, and how the optimized engine fits into the broader AWS analytics landscape. By the end of this course, you will understand when and why to use OpenSearch optimized for log analytics, how it performs under real workloads, and how to set up your first domain.
