Release Notes
Welcome to the release notes for the Business Intelligence platform for Grafana, developed by Volkov Labs to elevate your analytics capabilities.
The Business Intelligence platform is under active development. Public Preview releases are intended for testing and evaluation only.
2.7.0 (2025-03-17)
Business Studio 2.7.0
- Added visible thresholds to alert data previews for enhanced clarity
- Mandated Grafana instance connection for alert rule creation
- Enabled alert condition viewing through action event drawers
- Introduced Refresh buttons with 10-second auto-refetch
- Supported JSON export/import for engine configurations
- Launched business and technical user profiles for customized experiences
- Implemented infinite scroll for alert and action history
- Simplified “All” variable selection in alert rule setup
Business Engine 2.7.0
- Added API endpoints for JSON config export/import
- Optimized API for efficient infinite scrolling
- Improved performance with database indexes on historical data

Downloads
MacOS and Windows installers are signed, notarized, and built using automated GitHub workflows to ensure maximum security.
- MacOS:
- Linux:
- Windows:
2.6.0 (2025-02-28)
Business Studio 2.6.0
- Integrated alerting view for events across high-availability (HA) clusters
- Added action history to monitor sent messages
- Included data frame fields on the alert event page
Business Engine 2.6.0
- Added API for retrieving recent engine events
- Updated Grafana utilities for transformations in Grafana 11.5.2
- Optimized build process, reducing the engine’s Docker image size

Downloads
MacOS and Windows installers are signed, notarized, and built using automated GitHub workflows to ensure maximum security.
- MacOS:
- Linux:
- Windows:
2.5.1 (2025-02-19)
Public preview release of Business Studio 2.5.1, compatible with Business Engine 2.5.1.
Business Studio 2.5.1
- Enhanced dashboard variable support in the check panel
- Improved sorting of evaluation results for consistency
- Replaced threshold color numbers with colored ranges
Business Engine 2.5.1
- Reinforced alert rule verification to catch invalid configurations
- Enhanced cluster load balancing to display active nodes

2.5.0 (2025-02-14)
Public preview release of Business Studio 2.5.0, compatible with Business Engine 2.5.0.
Business Studio 2.5.0
- Added Grafana version display on the environment page
- Introduced cluster functionality with sidebar names
- Added cluster load balancing page for scheduled rules
- Aligned threshold display colors with Grafana conventions
- Synchronized “alerting since” date with alert history
- Enhanced panel selection with type descriptions
Business Engine 2.5.0
- Added Grafana version checks for interactions and health
- Included API to update cluster names in settings
- Added API for retrieving load balancing configuration

2.4.0 (2025-02-04)
Public preview release of Business Studio 2.4.0, compatible with Business Engine 2.4.0.
Engine API data routes updated from /grafana
to /grafana-data
.
Business Studio 2.4.0
- Enabled engine environment management for Grafana updates
- Added alert event details with code view for troubleshooting
- Included backend query verification for panels
- Displayed high-availability state in engine overview
- Enhanced scheduler for streamlined alert rule setup
- Added alert data preview for Grafana data frames
- Improved UI messages and forms with additional context
Business Engine 2.4.0
- Added API for real-time Grafana configuration updates
- Included API for alert event details and HA state
- Added API for alert data previews
- Standardized alert event structure

2.3.0 (2025-01-17)
Public preview release of Business Studio 2.3.0, compatible with Business Engine 2.3.0.
Business Studio 2.3.0
- Added Engine Settings for license token updates
- Included results sample size limit for alerting rows
- Added Code Editor for action message templates
- Updated alert condition overrides
Business Engine 2.3.0
- Added API for license token updates
- Introduced dynamic node IDs for HA and load balancing
- Added rule parameter to limit evaluation results
- Updated alert condition overrides

2.2.0 (2024-12-28)
Public preview release of Business Studio 2.2.0, compatible with Business Engine 2.2.0.
Business Studio 2.2.0
- Added Getting Started messages for new installations
- Included descriptions for engines, alerts, and actions
- Added Engine Settings and Environment pages
- Signed and notarized MacOS and Windows installers
- Updated Overview pages with alert statuses
- Applied minor UI enhancements for management tasks
Business Engine 2.2.0
- Added APIs for environment info and alert timelines
- Enabled server and scheduler restarts on database errors
- Updated Grafana health checks for Cloud compatibility
- Set default log level to “log” for improved troubleshooting

2.1.0 (2024-12-17)
Public preview release of Business Studio 2.1.0, compatible with Business Engine 2.1.0.
Business Studio 2.1.0
- Major UI updates for streamlined management tasks
- Added JSON highlights for alert events
- Enabled auto-updater for MacOS and Windows
- Added minimum Engine version compatibility check
Business Engine 2.1.0
- Added version tracking for Studio compatibility
- Set optional environment variable defaults
- Added custom database name variable
- Included APIs for history and rule/action updates
- Updated time ranges for Grafana 11.3+ compatibility
2.0.0 (2024-12-08)
Public preview release of Business Studio 2.0.0, compatible with Business Engine 2.0.0.
Business Studio 2.0.0
- Built with Electron and Tailwind UI
- Enabled engine and alert/action management
- Supported Light and Dark themes
- Provided multi-platform installers
Business Engine 2.0.0
- Built with NestJS
- Supported Grafana 11 HTTP API
- Used Timescale for configuration and Prometheus for metrics
- Enabled HA and alert/action management