IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Ingestion options
editIngestion options
editYou have a number of options for ingesting data with AWS. The following table helps you identify which option best fits your needs:
| Amazon Data Firehose | ESF | Elastic Agent | Beats | |
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logs |
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metrics |
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PrivateLink support / VPC |
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pros |
Managed service, auto-scale |
Auto-scale, built-in support for SQS |
Supports all integrations, manages multiple agents using Fleet |
Large configuration options |
cons |
Few configuration options |
Partial integrations support |
Not a managed service, no auto-scale |
Not a managed service, no auto-scale |
Overview of the ingest process
editThe high-level architecture is shown below.
