In this chapter, we'll learn how to create a visualization of data of Elasticsearch indices. Kibana visualize provides us with a user interface, through which we can create different types of visualizations. However, in the background, it uses a series of Elasticsearch aggregations to extract the required data and processes it for visualization.

We can create this visualization using the saved search under the Discover tab, or we can start with a fresh search. There is a quotation that states, "A picture is worth a thousand words", which is quite correct for data visualization as well. When we create a visualization from a large set of data, we can make instant decisions by looking at these visualizations. It will take months if we try to make sense of that data by reading it. There are different tools available on the market to deal with this, but for dashboarding, Kibana is very popular and is growing. In this chapter, we will learn how to create different...