# Introducing Beats **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 27, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/introducing-beats/1395 "2015-05-27T14:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leslie_Hawthorn)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/introducing-beats/1395/1 "2015-05-27T14:36:57Z")
Today, Elastic announced it has joined forces with Packetbeat, the open source wire data shipper for web, database, and other network protocols. And then we thought, why stop there? There is an entire spectrum of operational data full of valuable insight flowing through organizations today. So, we've also launched Beats, the open source platform for building data shippers to get insight into anything from network packets to log files, infrastructure metrics, and beyond. If you would like to learn more, we've scheduled a webcast for June 10. You can [register now to attend](https://www.elastic.co/webinars/beats-platform-for-leveraging-operational-data). If you're not able to view live no worries. Signing up now will mean you'll be sent a link to the video to view at your leisure. ---
**Author:** ![Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leslie_Hawthorn)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/introducing-beats/1395/2 "2015-05-27T14:37:10Z")
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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:** [May 28, 2015, 9:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/introducing-beats/1395/3 "2015-05-28T09:29:26Z")
Hurrah! Welcome Beats team 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leslie_Hawthorn)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 9:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/introducing-beats/1395/4 "2015-06-12T09:43:11Z")
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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 5, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/introducing-beats/1395/5 "2017-07-05T21:49:14Z")