Core Insights - Elastic has launched the Elastic Inference Service (EIS) via Cloud Connect, enabling self-managed Elasticsearch deployments to access cloud-hosted inference capabilities without the need for GPU infrastructure management [1][3] - The EIS allows organizations to implement advanced semantic search capabilities efficiently while keeping their existing architecture and data on-premises [2][3] Group 1 - The EIS is now available for self-managed customers using Elastic Stack 9.3, providing access to GPU-based embedding and reranking models, including those from Jina.ai [2][3] - This service simplifies the adoption of semantic search for self-managed customers by eliminating the complexity associated with GPU infrastructure [3] - Users can benefit from a range of cloud services, including automated diagnostics and fast AI inference, while maintaining data security on-premises [3] Group 2 - Elastic integrates its expertise in search technology with artificial intelligence to transform data into actionable insights, serving thousands of companies, including over 50% of the Fortune 500 [4]