This document provides an overview of Elasticsearch, including: - Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine that allows for real-time search, indexing, and analytics of data. - It was created by Shay Banon and is open source, written in Java and built on Apache Lucene. - Elasticsearch can be used to power search on Drupal sites through modules like the Elasticsearch Connector which integrate Elasticsearch with Drupal.