Title
AWS re:Invent 2022 - What’s new in Amazon OpenSearch Service (ANT206)
Summary
- Presenters: Mukul Karnik (General Manager for Search Services) and Rajiv Tauri (Principal Product Manager for Search Services).
- Amazon OpenSearch Service: A fully managed service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale OpenSearch for log analytics, application monitoring, and search use cases.
- History: AWS launched CloudSearch in 2012 and a managed service for Elasticsearch in 2015, which evolved into Amazon OpenSearch Service.
- Innovations:
- OpenSearch project launched in 2021 with positive community feedback and over 100 million downloads.
- New features in search and log analytics, including machine learning capabilities (KNN plugin, anomaly detection, observability plugin).
- Service improvements for cost reduction, security, and scalability.
- Search Use Cases: Demonstrated the power of search and the new semantic search capabilities using neural models.
- Log Analytics: Showcased innovations in log analytics and observability, including integration with Prometheus, Data Prepper, and new observability plugin.
- Cost Optimization: Introduction of GP3 for cost savings and storage density improvements.
- Security Enhancements: Support for AWS PrivateLink and fine-grained access control on existing domains.
- Operational Scalability: Admission control and shard-level indexing back pressure to improve cluster resiliency.
- Road Ahead: Continued innovation in log analytics, search, performance, machine learning, and security analytics.
Insights
- Community-Driven Growth: The OpenSearch project's growth is attributed to community contributions, indicating a strong open-source ecosystem.
- Semantic Search: The introduction of semantic search using neural models is a significant advancement, allowing for more contextually relevant search results beyond keyword matching.
- Log Analytics Evolution: The focus on log analytics and observability, including the integration with Prometheus and the new observability plugin, reflects the growing need for comprehensive monitoring solutions in complex distributed systems.
- Cost-Effective Operations: The addition of GP3 storage and the emphasis on cost optimization features demonstrate AWS's commitment to providing cost-effective solutions for customers.
- Security as a Priority: The introduction of AWS PrivateLink and enhanced fine-grained access control highlight AWS's focus on security and compliance.
- Operational Excellence: The development of admission control and indexing back pressure mechanisms shows AWS's dedication to improving the stability and performance of OpenSearch clusters at scale.
- Future Directions: AWS's roadmap includes further enhancements in search relevancy, performance, extensibility, and security analytics, indicating a forward-thinking approach to evolving customer needs.
- Security Analytics: The launch of security analytics capabilities with OpenSearch 2.4, including 2,000 new Sigma rules and integration with alerting frameworks, showcases AWS's response to the increasing importance of cybersecurity.