Business Intelligence 3.4.0: Panel Screenshots, Alerting Insights, and Google Login for Enhanced Collaboration

We’re excited to unveil Business Intelligence 3.4.0, a transformative update to the Business Intelligence platform. This release brings powerful new features and enhancements to Business Studio and Business Engine, designed to streamline collaboration, supercharge alerting, and boost performance.

Whether you're a data analyst, DevOps engineer, or business leader, Business Intelligence 3.4.0 enabled you to elevate your Grafana workflows with cutting-edge tools. Let’s explore what’s new!

What’s New in Business Intelligence 3.4.0?

This release introduces game-changing capabilities to enhance user experience and deepen integrations. Here’s what stands out:

• Panel Screenshots in Alerting: Get instant visual insights with panel snapshots embedded in alert notifications.
• Renderer Microservice: A dedicated service for generating panel previews, paving the way for advanced reporting.
• Alerting Event Details: Access comprehensive details for each alerting event on a dedicated page.
• Prometheus Metrics Update: Monitor microservices with metrics exposed via Server API on port 3001.
• Google Login Integration: Authenticate seamlessly with Google Firebase to access shared organization engines and foster collaboration.
• Enhanced Engine Management: Enjoy improved sorting for engine lists and support for shared organization engines.

Ready to revolutionize your Grafana workflows? Let’s dive into the details of Business Intelligence 3.4.0!

Instant Insights with Panel Screenshots in Alerting

Respond to critical issues faster with the new Panel Screenshots feature. When an alert triggers, a snapshot of the relevant Grafana panel is included in the notification, eliminating the need to navigate dashboards manually. This saves valuable time during incident response.

Event Notification History with panel screenshots using Dashboard Variables.

Perfect for DevOps engineers monitoring system health or business analysts tracking KPIs, this feature ensures you can assess and act on data insights instantly.

Slack Notification with Rendered Image for High Latency in Business Engines.

When combined with the Image Render Microservice, Node-RED for workflow automation, and Slack for team communication, this creates a seamless, real-time alerting pipeline tailored for BI workflows.

Enhanced Business Intelligence Alerting with Node-RED, Slack, and Image Render Microservice

Foundation for Advanced Reporting with Renderer Microservice

Introducing the Renderer Microservice—a powerful tool for generating high-quality panel previews on demand. This service lays the groundwork for advanced reporting, ensuring accurate and accessible visual data representations.

Render Panel preview using the new Microservice on demand.

Future updates will expand this feature into automated reports and dashboards, making it effortless to share actionable insights with stakeholders across your organization.

Image Render Microservice requires User Name and Password to access Grafana instance.

Comprehensive Visibility with Alerting Event Details

Gain deeper insights into alerting events with a dedicated details page for each notification. This feature provides critical information, including triggering conditions, affected panels, and historical context.

Alert Evaluations and 'View as Code' feature to inspect event details.

Designed for data analysts and IT teams, this enhancement equips you with the context needed to troubleshoot issues, refine alert rules, and prevent future disruptions—all from an intuitive interface.

Advanced Monitoring with Prometheus Metrics via Server API

Take control of microservices monitoring with updated Prometheus Metrics integration. Now accessible via the Server API on port 3001, these metrics provide deeper insights into the performance and health of Business Intelligence components.

Grafana dashboard displaying Business Engine metrics stored in Prometheus.

For DevOps teams and system administrators, this update enhances observability, accelerates debugging, and enables proactive optimization of your Grafana ecosystem with real-time data.

You can also configure the Business Intelligence platform to monitor Business Engines using predefined dashboards and alert rules, detailed in our documentation.

Alert rules configured in Business Suite to monitor Business Engines performance.

Seamless Teamwork with Google Login Integration

Collaboration is now effortless with Google Login Integration powered by Google Firebase. This feature allows users to authenticate easily and access shared organization engines, breaking down silos and fostering teamwork across departments.

Welcome screen with Google Firebase Authentication for access to shared engines within an organization.

Whether onboarding new team members or managing multi-team projects, this secure and user-friendly login option ensures everyone can contribute to a unified Business Intelligence platform.

Streamlined Operations with Enhanced Engine Management

Managing Business Intelligence engines is now more intuitive. With improved sorting for engine lists and full support for shared organization engines, you can organize and access resources effortlessly.

Business Engines configuration shared within an organization using Google Firebase integration.

This update is ideal for business leaders and IT managers overseeing complex environments, ensuring smooth operations and efficient resource allocation across teams.

Why Upgrade to Business Intelligence 3.4.0?

Business Intelligence 3.4.0 isn’t just an update—it’s a leap forward in making Grafana workflows intuitive, collaborative, and actionable. From alert-driven analytics to seamless integrations, this release enabled teams to make data-driven decisions faster and more effectively.

Don’t wait—upgrade to Business Intelligence 3.4.0 today and experience the future of Grafana workflows!

Download Business Studio 3.4.0

Signed and Secure

Our MacOS and Windows installers are signed, notarized, and built using automated GitHub workflows to ensure maximum security and reliability.

Choose the installer for your system:

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

Getting Started

Business Intelligence Platform is a powerful solution that harnesses Docker containers to deliver a modular, scalable, and user-friendly environment for alert-driven analytics. Whether you're just starting out or are an experienced user, our Quick Start Guide is designed to help you set up and deploy the platform effortlessly.

This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough of the essential setup process, ensuring you can get up and running in no time. Key topics include:

• Configuring the Business Engine: Understand how to set up the core component that powers your analytics.
• Launching the Business Studio: Deploy and access the intuitive interface on your local machine for seamless management and visualization.

We’d Love to Hear From You!

Your feedback and ideas are invaluable to us! Here’s how you can get involved:

• Questions, Feature Requests, or Bugs: Submit a Zendesk ticket to receive a swift and personalized response from our dedicated support team.
• Join the Community: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and share your thoughts or suggestions in the comments.

Your input is crucial in helping us grow and improve, so please don’t hesitate to reach out!