update the logs resource guide

docs/en/observability/logs-checklist.asciidoc

@@ -2,17 +2,23 @@
 = Logs resource guide
 
 ++++
-<titleabbrev>Resource guide</titleabbrev>
+<titleabbrev>Logs resource guide</titleabbrev>
 ++++
 
-In this guide, you'll find resources on sending log data to {es}, configuring your logs, and analyzing your logs.
+Logs are an important tool for ensuring the performance and reliability of your applications and infrastructure. They provide important information for debugging, analyzing performance, and managing compliance.
+
+In this guide, you'll find resources for sending log data to {es}, configuring your logs, and analyzing your logs.
 
 [discrete]
 [[logs-getting-started-checklist]]
 == Get started with logs
 
 If you're new to ingesting, viewing, and analyzing logs with Elastic, see <<logs-metrics-get-started, Get started with logs and metrics>> for an overview of adding integrations, installing and running an {agent}, and monitoring logs.
 
+To get started with your log data, See <<logs-stream>> to learn how to send a log file to {es} using a standalone {agent} and configure the {agent} and your data streams using the `elastic-agent.yml` file.
+
+Refer to the following sections for more information on additional options for sending your data to {es}.
+
 [discrete]
 [[logs-send-data-checklist]]
 == Send logs data to {es}
@@ -39,11 +45,10 @@ See {fleet-guide}/install-fleet-managed-elastic-agent.html[install {fleet}-manag
 
 * *Standalone {agent}*
 +
-Install an {agent} and manually configure it locally on the system where it’s installed.
+Install an {agent} and manually configure it locally on the system where it's installed.
 You are responsible for managing and upgrading the agents.
-This approach is reserved for advanced users only.
 +
-See {fleet-guide}/install-standalone-elastic-agent.html[install standalone {agent}].
+See <<logs-stream>> to learn how to send a log file to {es} using a standalone {agent} and configure the {agent} and your data streams using the `elastic-agent.yml` file.
 
 * *{agent} in a containerized environment*
 +
@@ -65,9 +70,11 @@ https://www.elastic.co/products/logstash[Logstash] for indexing.
 
 [discrete]
 [[logs-configure-data-checklist]]
-== Configure logs
+== Parse and organize your logs
+
+To get started parsing and organizing your logs, refer to <<logs-parse>> for information on breaking unstructured log data into meaningful fields you can use to filter and aggregate your data.
 
-The following resources provide information on configuring your logs:
+The following resources provide additional information on concepts that are important when organizing your logs:
 
 - {ref}/data-streams.html[Data streams] – Efficiently store append-only time series data in multiple backing indices partitioned by time and size.
 - {kibana-ref}/data-views.html[Data views] – Query log entries from the data streams of specific datasets or namespaces.