# ELK Stack relation to search-based data discovery

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-stack-relation-to-search-based-data-discovery/33714>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 4, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-stack-relation-to-search-based-data-discovery/33714 "2015-11-04T08:29:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Omer\_Uludag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Omer\_Uludag](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Omer_Uludag)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-stack-relation-to-search-based-data-discovery/33714/1 "2015-11-04T08:29:17Z")

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Hello everybody,

I am very new to the ELK Stack and in particular to the field of Big Data. However, I have to analyze this stack and I am curious about whether the ELK stack is applicable for search-based data discovery or not. I have already searched for search terms like ELK stack and search-based data discovery in order to find a relationship, but was not very successful. But I think, that I am here right and that you should may be have some information about this relation between the ELK stack and search-based data discovery. I would be very happy, if you can provide some information.

Thank you very much in advance.

Best regards,

Oemer

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-stack-relation-to-search-based-data-discovery/33714/2 "2015-11-04T09:13:34Z")

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Elasticsearch is a search engine, so yes it can be used for search based discovery.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-stack-relation-to-search-based-data-discovery/33714/4 "2015-11-05T02:53:57Z")

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Not really because you haven't really told us specifics on what you need.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-stack-relation-to-search-based-data-discovery/33714/5 "2017-07-06T14:09:56Z")

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