[DOCS] EQL: Add advantages to overview (#53452) (#56052)

Adds a concise list of EQL advantages, based on the "EQL Advantages"
section in the [EQL for the masses][0] blog post.

The intent is to inform users how EQL could benefit at a high level.

[0]: https://www.elastic.co/blog/eql-for-the-masses

Co-Authored-By: Ross Wolf <31489089+rw-access@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -15,6 +15,23 @@ You can use EQL in {es} to easily express relationships between events and
quickly match events with shared properties. You can use EQL and query quickly match events with shared properties. You can use EQL and query
DSL together to better filter your searches. DSL together to better filter your searches.
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[[eql-advantages]]
=== Advantages of EQL
* *EQL lets you express relationships between events.* +
Many query languages allow you to match only single events. EQL lets you match a
sequence of events across different event categories and time spans.
* *EQL has a low learning curve.* +
EQL syntax looks like other query languages. It lets you write and read queries
intuitively, which makes for quick, iterative searching.
* *We designed EQL for security use cases.* +
While you can use EQL for any event-based data, we created EQL for threat
hunting. EQL not only supports indicator of compromise (IOC) searching but
makes it easy to describe activity that goes beyond IOCs.
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[[when-to-use-eql]] [[when-to-use-eql]]
=== When to use EQL === When to use EQL