Elastic Expands Cloud Serverless Availability to Microsoft Azure

Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the Search AI Company, has announced the general availability of Elastic Cloud Serverless on Microsoft Azure. This launch gives developers more flexibility to run generative AI, search, security, and observability workloads directly in their preferred Azure environment.

Powered by Elastic’s industry-first Search AI Lake architecture and integrated with Azure services like Azure Blob Storage and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Elastic Cloud Serverless delivers:

  • Decoupled storage and compute for flexible scaling
  • Separate search and indexing tiers optimized for diverse workloads
  • Low-latency querying on vast datasets with segment-level parallelization and intelligent caching
  • Full management without the operational overhead of cluster maintenance or upgrades
  • Usage-based pricing for cost efficiency

Qi Ke, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Azure, highlighted the benefits of AKS in this offering: “AKS reduces operational overhead and provides vast autoscaling capabilities to allow developers to tackle GenAI use cases with greater ease and speed to market. We’re delighted to partner with Elastic in support of our joint customers.”

Ken Exner, Chief Product Officer at Elastic, added: “With our fully managed Elastic Cloud Serverless on Azure, customers can unlock the full value of their data without the burden of managing infrastructure. Native integration with Azure services like Blob Storage, Event Hubs, and Azure Active Directory delivers streamlined workflows with the powerful search and AI capabilities of Elasticsearch.”

Key Benefits for Azure Users

  • Independent scaling of storage and compute to balance cost and performance
  • Optimized hardware for different workloads in indexing and search
  • Low-latency performance even when working with large-scale object storage
  • Hands-off management freeing teams from cluster administration
  • Pay-as-you-go model aligned to actual usage

Elastic Cloud Serverless on Microsoft Azure is currently available in the EastUS region, with plans to expand to more regions soon. Customers can start a free trial today or read the full blog for detailed insights.

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