Business Intelligence 2.5.0: Clusters, Grafana Checks, and UI Upgrades

We’re thrilled to launch the public preview of Business Intelligence 2.5.0, a release from Volkov Labs that enhances the Business Intelligence platform with:

• Cluster functionality, featuring a load balancing page for scheduled alerts.
• Improved Grafana version compatibility checks.
• Refined UI updates for better usability.
• An updated Business Engine OpenAPI specification.

Explore how these updates streamline alerting and management below.

Cluster Functionality: Power in Unity

In Business Studio, a cluster is a group of Business Engines sharing a token, configuration database, and Grafana instance. Clusters now appear in the sidebar, each with two dedicated pages:

Load Balancing

• View the number of engines and scheduled alerts in a cluster.
• Review a list of engines, their linked Grafana dashboards, and associated alerts.
• Benefit: Optimize alert distribution for performance across dozens or hundreds of rules.

Load balancing page for the Alpha cluster.

Settings

• Edit the cluster name, inspect token details, and monitor connected engines’ versions and statuses.
• Benefit: Centralize cluster oversight for seamless management.

Settings page for the Alpha cluster.

Enhanced Grafana Version Compatibility

Transparency meets reliability with new Grafana version checks:

• The Environment page now displays the connected Grafana version.
• Behind-the-scenes compatibility checks alert you to potential issues.

This ensures Business Intelligence aligns smoothly with your Grafana setup.

Grafana version visible on the Environment page.

UI Upgrades for Intuition

Business Studio’s interface gets a polish with:

• Panel Selection: Now shows panel type in descriptions for easier setup.
• Threshold Colors: Updated to match Grafana’s naming conventions.
• Alert Timing: “In alerting since” dates sync with alert history for accuracy.

These tweaks make navigation and configuration more intuitive.

Updated OpenAPI Specification

The Business Engine’s OpenAPI specification is refreshed, ensuring third-party integrations stay effortless and current with 2.5.0 features.

Downloads: Business Studio 2.5.0

Signed Releases

MacOS and Windows installers are signed, notarized, and built end-to-end via automated GitHub workflows for maximum security.

• MacOS:
  • Apple Disk Image (Apple Silicon)
  • Apple Disk Image (Intel x86)
  • ZIP (Apple Silicon)
  • ZIP (Intel x86)
• Linux:
  • RPM (arm64)
  • RPM (x64)
  • Debian (arm64)
  • Debian (x86)
• Windows:
  • Executable

Getting Started

The Business Intelligence platform uses Docker containers to deliver a modular, scalable solution. Our Quick Start guide provides a simplest setup to get started.

Release Notes

Business Studio 2.5.0

• Added Grafana version display on the Environment page.
• Introduced cluster functionality with sidebar names.
• Added load balancing page for scheduled alert rules.
• Updated threshold colors to align with Grafana conventions.
• Synced “in alerting since” dates with alert history.
• Enhanced panel selection with type descriptions.

Business Engine 2.5.0

• Implemented Grafana version checks on interactions and health status.
• Added API to update cluster names in settings.
• Added API for load balancing configuration retrieval.

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