I had never thought of writing a technical book so soon in my life. It reminds me that opportunity knocks the door only once, and I am very lucky to have the opportunity of writing this book on the essentials of Kibana. However, ability is nothing without opportunity, and I would like to thank my acquisition editor, Manish Nainani, for scouting me and believing in a first-time author to write this book. I was lucky to have such an awesome content development editor, Merwyn D'Souza, who was very helpful and patient throughout the course of writing this book. In addition, I would like to thank the reviewers and the entire team of Packt Publishing, who were involved in producing this book. Without their support, it would never have been possible.

Special thanks to my dad, Sanjay, mom, Nisha, and brother, Adhiraj, for encouraging me and believing in me. I would also like to thank all my family members—Mamu, Massi, Massad, Taujis, Taijis, and my amazing cousins—for their blessings and guidance. A special shout out to all my friends, especially the cloud computing batch of 2015 and those who have helped me directly or indirectly in writing this book. Without everyone's support, I would have never been able to write this book.

I would also like to thank my teachers, professors, gurus, schools, and university for playing an important role in providing me with the education that has helped me gain knowledge.

Last but not least, I would like to extend my gratitude towards Elastic Inc. and Rashid for developing this awesome software with amazing features. This is a small contribution from my side to the ever-growing community of Kibana, and I hope this book helps Kibana reach greater heights.