# NetObserv Flow ### ElastiFlow NetObserv ElastiFlow NetObserv receives, decodes, transforms, normalizes, translates and enriches network flow records and telemetry sent from network devices and applications using SNMP, IPFIX, Netflow, sFlow and Cloud Flow Logs. The resulting records can be sent to various platforms and services, including: * Elasticsearch & Elastic Cloud * OpenSearch & AWS OpenSearch service * Apache Kafka * Confluent Platform * Redpanda * Splunk * Cribl Stream {% hint style="info" %} Support for additional data platforms is planned for future releases. Please reach out to if you have specific requirements that you would like to discuss. {% endhint %} Additionally flow records can be enriched with threat information and IP reputation tags provided via the ElastiFlow NetIntel service. This allows for suspicious network activity and at-risk resources to be easily identified and mitigated.
The provided dashboards and additional features are easily imported to provide a turnkey solution, which delivers instant insights into network traffic. ### Getting Started To get started and install NetObserv, please follow the install procedures for installing on [Linux](/flowcoll/installation/install_linux.md) or using [Docker](/flowcoll/installation/install_docker.md). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.elastiflow.com/flowcoll.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.