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Acing the Elastic Certified Engineer Exam
(EMEA Version)
Sandeep Kanabar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepkanabar/
• Work at NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
• Set up multiple ELK stacks on Azure / AWS
• Re-architecting / tuning performance
• Recently acquired Elastic Certification
About Me
• Getting started with ECE
• Preparation Strategy
• Mock Exams & Practice Questions
• Free Certification
Overview
Getting started with ECE – First Steps
The very FIRST thing to do
after signing up for the exam
https://www.elastic.co/training/elastic-
certified-engineer-exam
ECE - First things First
• Check Exam Version – 7.13 currently
• Check Exam Topics (Agenda)
• Read FAQ
ECE – Next Steps
• Rich Raposa’s Webinar (July 2021)
• Surbhi Mahajan’s Blog – has links to all
resources
• Re-read Agenda. STICK to it.
ECE – Preparation Strategy
• 5 main sections
• Do few not all topics you are good at
• Gain some confidence
• Tackle topics not well-versed
ECE – Preparation Strategy
• Modifying ES.yml is no longer on exam
• No questions on creating a cluster
• Likely a question on CCR (Cross-Cluster
replication)
• Likely a question on search templates
ECE – Preparation Strategy
• Likely a question on data stream and ILM
states
• Likely a question on search, bool queries
• Likely a question on aggs
• Likely a question on reindex
ECE – Preparation Strategy – Exam Tips
• Do all testing on a cloned index first
• Use Kibana Dev tools freely to test
• Incognito Mode for 2nd cluster Kibana
• Activate trial license for CCR
ECE – Preparation Strategy
Knowing how to use Elastic Documentation
matters a lot.
ECE – Mock Exams
• https://guido-lenacota.medium.com/
• https://acloudguru.com/hands-on-
labs/ece-practice-exam-part-1 (free trial of
7 days)
• https://georgebridgeman.com/exercises/
Using Accommodations
• If you have challenges / disability, make
use of accommodations
• Email certification@elastic.co
• Assistance / Extra time
Getting Free Certification 
• Contribute to the community
• Become a speaker at ES meetups
• Elastic Contributor Program
• Be GENUINE. Rewards will automatically come
• Thank you.
• Questions

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Acing the Elastic Certified Engineer Exam

  • 1. Acing the Elastic Certified Engineer Exam (EMEA Version) Sandeep Kanabar https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepkanabar/
  • 2. • Work at NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec) • Set up multiple ELK stacks on Azure / AWS • Re-architecting / tuning performance • Recently acquired Elastic Certification About Me
  • 3. • Getting started with ECE • Preparation Strategy • Mock Exams & Practice Questions • Free Certification Overview
  • 4. Getting started with ECE – First Steps The very FIRST thing to do after signing up for the exam https://www.elastic.co/training/elastic- certified-engineer-exam
  • 5. ECE - First things First • Check Exam Version – 7.13 currently • Check Exam Topics (Agenda) • Read FAQ
  • 6. ECE – Next Steps • Rich Raposa’s Webinar (July 2021) • Surbhi Mahajan’s Blog – has links to all resources • Re-read Agenda. STICK to it.
  • 7. ECE – Preparation Strategy • 5 main sections • Do few not all topics you are good at • Gain some confidence • Tackle topics not well-versed
  • 8. ECE – Preparation Strategy • Modifying ES.yml is no longer on exam • No questions on creating a cluster • Likely a question on CCR (Cross-Cluster replication) • Likely a question on search templates
  • 9. ECE – Preparation Strategy • Likely a question on data stream and ILM states • Likely a question on search, bool queries • Likely a question on aggs • Likely a question on reindex
  • 10. ECE – Preparation Strategy – Exam Tips • Do all testing on a cloned index first • Use Kibana Dev tools freely to test • Incognito Mode for 2nd cluster Kibana • Activate trial license for CCR
  • 11. ECE – Preparation Strategy Knowing how to use Elastic Documentation matters a lot.
  • 12. ECE – Mock Exams • https://guido-lenacota.medium.com/ • https://acloudguru.com/hands-on- labs/ece-practice-exam-part-1 (free trial of 7 days) • https://georgebridgeman.com/exercises/
  • 13. Using Accommodations • If you have challenges / disability, make use of accommodations • Email certification@elastic.co • Assistance / Extra time
  • 14. Getting Free Certification  • Contribute to the community • Become a speaker at ES meetups • Elastic Contributor Program • Be GENUINE. Rewards will automatically come
  • 15. • Thank you. • Questions